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Five-field kono

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Five-field kono
The board in its starting position. Pieces move diagonally to empty adjacent points.
Players2
Setup time1 minute
Playing time10 minutes
ChanceNone
SkillsStrategy

Five-field kono (오밭고누) is a Korean abstract strategy game. A player wins by moving all of their pieces into the starting locations of their opponent's pieces.

Rules

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The players take turns moving one of their pieces one square diagonally. The first player to move all of their pieces to their opponent's starting squares wins.

See also

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Bibliography

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  • Bell, R. C. (1979). Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations, volume 1. New York City: Dover Publications. p. 98. ISBN 0-486-23855-5.
  • Culin, Stewart (1895). Korean Games. Philadelphia. p. 102.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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