Baghchal Information:

• The game is played on a 5x5 grid where goats and tigers are placed at line intersections.
• One player controls 4 tigers and the other player controls 20 goats.
• The tigers hunt the goats, while goats aim to block the tiger’s movement.
• Tigers and goats can jump over the intersecting lines only.
• Players take turns adding or moving one piece at a time.
• First, the player controlling the tiger, places them on four corners of the board.
• Then, the player controlling the goat, adds one goat to the board.
• The tiger player must kill five goats to win.
• The goat player can win by blocking all the tiger movements.
• A tiger cannot jump over another tiger.
• Goat cannot jump over tiger or another goat.

The game takes place in two phases:

• In the first phase, the goats are placed on the board while only the tigers move.
• In the second phase, both the goats and tigers move.

Draw rules:

• Draw by Agreement - A player may offer a draw at any game stage. If the opponent accepts, the game is a draw by agreement.
• Draw by Threefold Repetition - After all 20 goats are deployed, if the state of the board repeats three times consecutively, then the game will be drawn by repetition.
• Draw by No Legal Moves - If there is no legal move for the goat, the game is a draw by no legal moves.