page_title: Sáhkku
section_title: The king
hierarchical_section_title: Sáhkku / Rules / The king
context_page_description: Sáhkku is a board game of the Sami people. The game is traditional among the North Sámi, Skolt Sámi, Inari Sámi and Lule Sámi but may also have been played in other parts of Sápmi.
context_section_description: Rules for using the sáhkku king differ between local variants. In all variants the king begins neutral, not controlled by either player.
caption: Moving a sáhkku king to capture inactive soldiers (Friis 1871).
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