The pieces are initially placed as indicated in the drawing . Pawns Pawns move one hex forward, across hex sides. They capture in the same manner. Pawns may not make an initial two-step move, and en passant captures are not allowed. Pawns may promote when first entering the promotion zone, or when advancing within the zone.
Pawns only promote to pieces captured by the opponent.
If there are no pieces available for promotion, a pawn may not move to the 10th rank, but it may give check to the enemy king. Knights Knights move as a standard hex chess knight. They may move over empty space, such as from e3 to f6. Bishops Bishops move as standard hex chess bishops, with a maximum range of two hexes. Note that each player has a bishop on a color that the other player does not.