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

On your turn you...

1. optionally move your any number of orthogonal steps over empty squares. If you can reach the enemy you must do so, and will immediately win.
2. push or pull 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