If a Deldar stands next to a Swod of the same colour an opponent Swod cannot capture that Swod. Adjacency, to afford this protection, may be orthogonal or diagonal. In the Kregish, this protection is called propt. One Deldar may propt as many Swods as he is ajacent to. When a Swod reaches the last rank of the board he may promote to any rank, including Pallan but excepting King, regardless of the number of pieces of the chosen rank already on the board.
Kings stand on squares of their own colour.
Variations Whatever rules or variations of rules are used, it is essential that players are aware of them and agree before play starts. It is particularily important that the rules governing vaulting should be completely agreed upon. These variations are similar to differences in chess rules on Earth before advances in communication and transportation allowed standardization. Poron Jikaida is the smallest form of Jikaida. There are other sizes of board and numbers of pieces employed.