FOX AND GEESE - BOARD GAME
$3.99 FOX AND GEESE - BOARD GAME
3D
Published 2023-02-17T18:29:06+00:00
Fox games are a category of asymmetric board
games for two players, where one player is the
fox and tries to eat the geese / sheep, and the
opposing player directs the geese/sheep and
attempts to trap the fox, or reach a
destination on the board.
In the English-speaking world a simplified version
is known as Fox and Geese. In this version the
objective of reaching a certain location has been
removed and instead it all comes down to
capturing each other's pieces. It is not
mandatory for the fox to capture the
opponent's pieces, and there are no restraints
on the defender's (the geese's) movements.
The fox is placed in the middle of the board, and
13 geese are placed on one side of the board. The
fox and geese can move to any empty space
around them (also diagonally). The fox can jump
over geese like in checkers, capturing them.
Repeated jumps are possible. Geese can not jump.
Unlike in Halatafl, capturing is not mandatory. The
geese win if they surround the fox so that it
cannot move. The fox wins if it captures enough
geese so that the remaining geese cannot
surround it.
The traditional game with 13 geese is not well
balanced and gives the advantage to the fox.
There are more balanced game variants with 15,
17 or 18 geese or two foxes.
| Date published | 17/02/2023 |
| Price | $3.99 |