Hobbes rules

Hobbes is played on a 5×5 board with the following setup:

A B C D E 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 A B C D E

On your turn you...

  1. optionally your any number of orthogonal steps over empty squares. If you can reach the enemy you must do so, and will immediately win.
  2. or an orthogonally adjacent any number of steps over empty squares in a single direction. Player 1 isn't allowed to push north on her very first turn.

There are two ways to win:

  1. regicide - kill the enemy
  2. starvation - leave enemy unable to finish her next turn