You are trying to become the best snake-charmer in Dehli. Flute-playing ability is nice but less important than placing as many snakes parts on the board as possible. Points are recorded on the board, and whoever has most points when no more snake parts can be laid is the winner. Each player hides five tiles face-up behind his shield.
Oldest player begins.
The Game Play proceeds clockwise. On your turn, you choose a snake to augment. Often this will be the longest unfinished snake. You can place as many snake tiles of the appropriate colour onto your snake as you wish. Start spaces for new snakes are distributed about the boardedge and the centre of the board.