Quick Reference

This is just a Quick Reference Sheet.  For a more in-depth discussion of Ragnarok's features, rules, and strategy, see the manual.

Whose Turn Is It?
White	Black
¬    or	¬¬	It's your move.
¬¬     or	¬ ¬	It's your opponent's move.
         ¬¬		The game is being reviewed.
          ¬¬		The game is over.
		
How Do I Move A Piece?
· Remember that only White pieces can move during White's turn, and only Black pieces can move when it's Black's turn.
· Position the cursor over the piece you want to move.
· Hold down the mouse button.
· Keeping the mouse button held down, drag the piece to where you want it to go.
· As you drag the piece, you'll see a "shadow" of your piece in the square under the cursor if  it is legal for you to move to that square.
· When you've dragged the piece to where you want it to go, let go of the mouse button.

Rules
·White wins by surrounding Loki on all four sides.
·Black wins by getting Loki to a corner.
·The game is a draw if:
	· The current side cannot move or:
	· Twenty-five moves are made without capture.
Moves
· White moves first.
· All pieces move the same way Ð horizontally or vertically any number of squares, without bumping into or jumping over any other piece.
· No pawn may move into or through a corner or center square.
Capturing
· Pawns are captured by sandwiching.
· If a single move makes multiple sandwiches, then a capture happens for each sandwich.
· The center and corner squares can serve as one side of a sandwich.
· Only one pawn in a row can be sandwiched.
· It's safe to move into a sandwich.
· Loki can capture pawns just like any other pawn, but Loki cannot be captured.  Of course, when Loki is surrounded on all four sides, White wins.   Exception: If Loki is next to the center square, it takes only three pawns to capture him.