Translation by Mitchell Thomashow
Distributed from The Rules Bank by Mike Siggins
See the rules to determine how much of the playing board is used in relationship to the number of players. For 2, it is 8x8 (D4-K4 through D11-K11).
Each player has 30 pieces in the selected color.
Place the knight on any free square. It will not be moved again. The knight can be removed from the board if it is defeated by an opponent.You must place a knight when it is your turn.
The order of the knights must be strictly observed. You may not have too large of an advantage on a row. On a horizontal or vertical line, you cannot have an advantage of greater than two knights. This includes all the knights of various opponents.
In Example 1, all the squares marked with an asterisk are taboo for the player.
If you place your knights so that an advantage of exactly two knights accrues, then all the opponents knights on this row are defeated. The defeated knights are removed from the board and count towards the victory total. The victor's knights remain on the board. A knight may be placed so that it creates such a situation in a horizontal and vertical row simultaneously.
Example 2... Placing a knight on K4 accomplishes a victory in both rows, causing the removal of the opponents knights.
After a victory, a situation will develop in which the order of the knights is no longer observed. This is only permitted after such a victory. In this case, an opponent can place a knight on this line without being removed.
In Example 3, the other player can place a knight in any of the designated squares.
The game is over when the a player defeats the required number of knights. With 2 players, it is 7. See the rules for requirements with more players.To shorten the game, reduce the required number of knights.
Before the beginning of the game, Excalibur is placed on an arbitrary square within the board boundaries. Excalibur counts for the minority knights in the determination of the order of the knights. However, if those knights are defeated, then Excalibur still remains.
In Example 7, if Yellow is placed in row 7, the knights are defeated but Excalibur remains.
In the course of the game, in a given battle, during a move a player may call for the force of the King. This allows him to move Excalibur. He may also place his own knight. This can occur in any order. In this case, Excalibur counts towards the player's superiority. A player only has this privilege once during a game. To indicate that he has used this privilege, he places a white knight in the box.
In Example 6, yellow places Excalibur on A and a knight on B thus defeating the other knights.