Around the king are his 8 knights. They are placed two deep from the king, the diagonal approches to the king are empty. In the center 3 spaces on each side the attacking side is placed. In addition to these 12 men the attacker places 4 men on the second row inward between his men and the knights. For a total of 9 kings men and 16 attackers.
All pieces move orthogonally.
The goal of the king is to reach the side of the board. Captures are by landing on either side of an enemy piece. The king wins by reaching the side. The attacker wins by boxing the king in on 4 sides or 3 sides and the throne. It can be played by one or more players.