Object: The object of the
game is to be the first player to get all four marbles from the
starting arrow to the teepee of the corresponding color.
Set-up: Each player takes four marbles of the same color and
places them in the starting arrow of the corresponding color. Each
player then rolls the die. The player with the highest number goes first
and play proceeds to the left. If two or more roll the same number,
those players roll again.
Play: A player must roll a one or a six
to move a marble from the starting arrow into the starting position on
the arrow path. The starting position is the space just outside the
starting arrow. See diagram. If a player rolls a six, the player is allowed
an extra turn. If, on that turn, a six is rolled, the player goes again,
and so on. A marble on the arrow path is moved the exact number rolled
on the die in a clockwise direction. A player may jump over any marble in
the arrow path. If a marble lands on a space occupied by an opponent's
marble, the opponent's marble is removed and placed back in its starting
arrow. A player may never land on his or her own marbles. If a number is
rolled that does not allow a marble to be moved, that player forfeits that
turn.
Winning: The first player to move all of his or
her marbles into the teepee of the same color is the
winner.
Variation: A player may take a shortcut by
moving to the space in the center of the board on an exact roll. For
example, if a marble is in the starting position and the player rolls a
five, the player may choose to move to the center space. If an opponent's
marble occupies the center space, the opponent's marble is removed and placed
back in its starting arrow. To exit the center space, the player must
roll a one or a six and resume play on the side diagonal to his or her
own side. See diagram.
Playing as partners: A player sits
diagonal to his or her partner. Rules for individual play apply with the
following additional rules. A player may not land on and replace his or
her partner's marbles. If a player rolls a number and cannot move, that
player may move one of his or her partner's marbles. The first team to
move all of their marbles into their two teepees wins.
![[diagram of board showing route
through the middle hole]](images/ruleoption.gif)
If a player rolls a six, the player is allowed
an extra turn. If, on that turn, a six is rolled, the player goes again,
and so on.