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Rules
- Players alternate turns on each move.
- Each turn consists in moving an own pawn to an adjacent unoccupied field.
- Objective is to form any sized exact square by own pawns. A square may be directed straight, diagonal, or oblique.
- Player wins immediately on reaching the objective.
Sample Moves
The diagram shows a sample situation of an ongoing game. The arrows indicate all legal moves available for the player controlling the light pawns.
Objective in more detail
Samples for square constellations winning the game called a 'Mondrago':
If edges of the winning square run exactly parallel towards the board edges the winning square is called a straight Mondrago. There are four different sizes of straight Mondrago winning squares. Here the light pawns form a winning three by three sized Mondrago.
Just two sizes of a Mondrago exist on diagonal justification. There are nine possible smaller diagonal Mondrago squares, too, and a huge one as shown here built by the dark pawns this time.
Oblique Mondrago squares exist in two sizes, too. Here dark built a small variant to win the game.
Mind there are exactly 50 different constellations to win a 'Mondrago'. A player wins even if the opponent's pawns may be placed on edges or inner fields of any Mondrago.
Ethics and Respect
On winning a game of Mondrago well educated fair players usually follow a policy that
- the winner clearly announces and confirms his win by saying 'Mondrago'
- while the competitor responds 'Thank you!'
As an additional sign of mutual respect a handshake or high five is quite common as well.
