Rules

Basic Rules

1. Battlefield Setup

• Each player deploys 8 toy soldiers (divided into 2 teams).

• You can use objects like books, boxes, or toys to create obstacles and cover (highly recommended).

2. Game Turns

• Players alternate turns. In each turn, a player may move one soldier and/or, if possible, perform an attack.

• The soldier moved in the previous turn cannot be moved again in the current turn, unless all other soldiers have already been moved at least once.

3. Movement

• Each soldier can move up to one handspan per turn (if players have very different hand sizes, agree on whose hand will be used for measurement).

• Soldiers can go around obstacles but not through them.

• Soldiers can climb over obstacles only if the obstacle is shorter than the soldier.

4. Attacking

• A soldier can attack if an enemy is within firing range (one handspan).

• To resolve the attack, play Rock, Paper, Scissors:

  • If the attacker wins: the enemy is eliminated.

  • If the attacker loses: the shot misses.

• If a soldier is behind cover, they can only be hit if the attacker wins two consecutive rounds of Rock, Paper, Scissors.

5. Victory Conditions

• The game ends when one player eliminates all enemy soldiers.

Optional Variants

• Uber: Instead of eliminating all enemies, the objective is to reach a specific point. The player who reaches it with at least 2 soldiers wins.
• Insert Coin: Instead of Rock, Paper, Scissors, you can flip a coin to resolve attacks.
• Google Maps: Certain areas of the battlefield may slow movement. Use cloths, papers, etc. (e.g. snow or sand = movement is half a handspan per turn).
• Tinder: Each turn, you must move one unit toward an enemy unit.