Onitama (Board Game)

Onitama is a two-player, perfect information abstract game with a randomstarting set-up. On a 55 board, both players start with five pawns on theirside, with the main pawn in the middle.

Each player has two open cards that each display a possible move for any ofhis pieces. There is a fifth card that cannot be used by either player. On aplayer’s turn, he chooses one of his cards, moves one of his pieces accordingto the chosen card, then replaces the card he used with the fifth card. Theother player then chooses one of his cards, moves accordingly, and exchangesthat card with this fifth card which is, of course, the card the firstplayer just used.

Moving onto one of the opponent’s pawns removes that pawn from the game.Taking the opponent’s main pawn, or moving your main pawn into youropponent’s main pawn’s starting space, wins you the game.