How to play
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Start
Two tigers stacked in the center of the board, with eighteen sheep not yet on the board. The sheep side goes first, placing one sheep on an empty spot each turn; Only after all the sheep have entered the game does movement begin.
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How do sheep walk?
After placing all eighteen sheep on the board, select one sheep each turn and walk along the board to an adjacent empty point. Sheep cannot jump stones or capture tigers.
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How do tigers walk?
The tiger moves along the same unobstructed straight line to an empty spot, or jumps over an adjacent sheep, lands on the next empty spot, and eats that sheep. Eat one sheep at a time; do not jump to eat consecutively.
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Both sides are targeted
The tiger side must eat nine sheep before being surrounded; The sheep side must block both tigers by placing pieces and moving until they have no legal moves.
These rules match the version played on this site.
Winning and losing
- The tiger side has eaten a total of nine sheep and wins immediately.
- If neither tiger moves or jumps to capture a position, the sheep side wins.
- If the position repeatedly appears or the game is not captured for a long time, the program will judge it as a draw.
Game controls
- From the menu, select Zhiyang or Zhihu, and choose the four computer settings: Easy, Normal, Hard, or Extreme.
- Enter the market with empty spots before the sheep are placed; After entering the movement phase, first tap the pieces, then light up the legal endpoint.
- page, you can view rules, regret moves, restart, and toggle or disable background music.