Bagh-Chal

Bagh-Chal ("move the tiger") is the traditional hunting game of Nepal. One player has 4 tigers starting on the corners, the other has 20 goats that start off the board. Goats move first.

• Goats: first place one goat per turn on any empty point. Only when all 20 are placed may goats move — one step along a line to an adjacent empty point. Goats cannot jump or capture.
• Tigers: move one step along a line to an adjacent empty point, or capture a goat by jumping over it in a straight line to the empty point directly beyond (only along the drawn lines). Only one goat per jump.
• Tigers win by capturing 5 goats. Goats win by trapping every tiger so none can move. 50 moves each without a capture is a draw.

Controls

Tap a point to place a goat. To move, tap your piece and then a highlighted point, or drag it. Play as Goat or Tiger against the computer (5 levels) or with a friend. Undo and auto-save are available.

Tips

Goats: fill the edges and corners first, keep goats in solid groups so tigers have nothing to jump. Tigers: stay mobile in the centre and look for goats with an empty point behind them.