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The game begins with the ball (the white stone) placed at the middle of the board.
Players move alternatively doing one of the following:
- adding a man (a black stone) to any unoccupied intersection besides the "off the board" rows. The turn is passed to the opponent immediately after placing a black stone.
- moving the ball (the white stone). The ball is moved by a series of jumps over adjacent men. Each jump can be made in a straight horizontal, vertical or diagonal line. After each jump the ball lands on the first onoccupied intersection after the last man in the line. The jumped men are immediately removed from the board (before any subsequent jump occurs). A player can continue jumping as long as there remain men available to be jumped and the player desires. Jumping is optional, there is no requirement to jump. Below is the example of a move:
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If the ball ends the move on or beyond the opponent's goal line then the game ends up and the player wins.
If the ball passes through a goal line, but ends up elsewhere due to further jumps, the game continues:
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(Red don't win)
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