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HOUNDS & JACKALS: "The Game of the Pharaohs" II :
HISTORY & RULES:
at the beginning of Middle Kingdom during Ninth Dynasty (2160 B.C.), a game whose Egyptian name is lost in antiquity begins to appear in the record. is also known today as the 'Game of 58 Holes' or 'Hounds & Jackals' game because of some of the boards use unique hound- and jackal-headed playing pieces. It was played in Egypt for more than 2500 years.
The game is for two players. Five dogs are given to one player and five jackals to the other player.The number of places a player can move is determined with a set of two dice formed from knuckle bones. The goal is to reach the five points (25 to 29) on your side of the board and win the dates.
For the moves the conventions are:one head = one,/two heads = two,/three heads = three,/three tails = five and a free move
The Game:
1) Both players agree on a stake.
2) The right side of the board belongs to the dogs and the left to the jackals.
3) The brown circle above the palm tree is the starting point. The pawns move then on the side of the gameboard trying to reach the top of the tree (25 to 29).
4) Exact throws are required to reach the final positions. The order in which it is done has no importance.
5) The two players throw the three coins in turn. A five is required to introduce a new pawn on the starting point. Then the pieces are thrown again to move the pawn.
6) The first pawn to reach a hole with an horizontal mark (15 on dog side) wins the stake.
7) Only one pawn may be put on a hole. If no move is possible the throw is lost for this player.
8) If a pawn reaches a hole linked to an other hole by a path (10-24, 20-22), it follows the line which acts like a ladder to the victory.
9) A player must move his pawns when he can do so. If he can move no pawns, his or her opponent is allowed to add his throw to his or her own .
10) The first player having put his five pawns in the five holes (25 to 29) is the winner of the game.
