Each player has twelve pieces. Only the center position has no piece on it at the start of a game. White moves first. Pieces move along the lines from intersection to intersection. Captures are made by jumping a piece over an opponent's piece to an empty position behind it.
All captures are mandatory.
Jumps may be in any direction including backwards. Multiple jumps by the same piece during a single turn are not only permitted, but compulsory. The opponent then takes his turn as normally. If two possible captures are of equal length, a player may play either one, but not both. The game ends when one side has been completely eliminated.