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A simple folk game played in our family with elements of play from a variety of cultures, Seven Ravens is an exciting game to play. After searching for the game in historical games and not finding it, we have decided to show the rules and gameplay here. Played on a 7 by 7 board (but easily played on an 8 by 8), each player has a total of 7 pieces, consisting of 6 pawns, and one that is Odin’s Raven (king), the different pieces moving differently. The objective of the game is to capture all of the opponent's pieces without losing your own.
The game board should be set up each player setting up in a corner, with Odin’s Raven (the king) leading the flock. Black goes first. The Ravens move any number of vacant squares along a row or a column, like a rook in chess. Odin’s Ravens (the marked pieces) move using knight’s moves, and capture using chess rules as well as the other capture described below.
All pieces are captured if they are sandwiched between two enemy pieces along a column or a row. The two enemy pieces should either be on the square above and below or on the square to the left and to the right of the attacked piece. A piece is only captured if the trap is closed by a move of the opponent, and it is, therefore, allowed to move in between two enemy pieces. A captured piece is removed from the board and is no longer active in the game. Odin’s Raven may take part in this type of capture, but may also capture using chess rules, where the piece may land on an opposing piece to capture. All pieces are able to be captured using either method. The game ends when either side captures all pieces, or if one player cannot move, the entire flock is considered captured and thus the other player wins.
The board game can be purchased here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/753487821/seven-ravens-board-game
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