RSSYour objective is to clear the board (graveyard) of your opponent’s pieces (ghouls). Unlike regular chess, you do not see a playing piece until it rises from the grave and you do not know if it will be on your side or your opponent’s side.
Each piece is ranked in strength from 1 to 6. A higher ranked ghoul can kill another ghoul of equal or lesser strength. However, this does not apply to the pawn - in addition to being able to kill other pawns, it can kill the king, but the king cannot kill the pawn.
You can click on any undisturbed grave to make a ghoul rise. The ghoul may either be one of yours or your opponents so there is the risk of raising a ghoul for your opponent.
To move one of your ghouls, click on it and then select an empty space adjacent or enemy ghoul.
The game ends when all your pieces or your opponent’s have been cleared from the board. A stalemate or draw is reached when you have one piece left that is weaker than your opponents, but you cannot attack and have not been killed in ten moves.
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