A strategy
chess-like game. Your objective is to clear
the board (graveyard) of your opponent’s
pieces (ghouls). Unlike regular chess, you do
not see a playing piece until it rises from
the grave and you do not know if it will be
on your side or your opponent’s until
it actually appears.
Each 'chess'
piece is ranked in strength from 1 to 6. In
general, a higher ranked ghoul can kill another
ghoul of equal or lesser strength. However,
this does not apply to the pawn - in addition
to being able to kill other pawns, it can kill
the king, but the king cannot kill the pawn.
The name
and strength of a playing piece is shown in
the bottom of the game screen.
The game
begins with a graveyard full of tombs. You can
click on any undisturbed grave to make a ghoul
rise. The ghoul may either be one of yours or
your opponents (50 : 50 chance either way).
So you always face the risk of raising a ghoul
for your opponent.
To move one
of your own ghouls, simply click on it and then
select an empty space immediately adjacent to
it.
Remember
- you can only move a ghoul if there is an empty
space next to it or if there is an opponent
piece that can be attacked.
All playing
pieces can only move one space up, down, left
or right.
At any time
during the game you can either move an already
raised ghoul or raise a new ghoul from the grave.
A game can
end in 2 ways:
1) When all
your pieces or your opponent’s have been
cleared from the board.
2) If a stalemate
or draw is reached - whereby you only have one
piece left that is weaker than your opponents,
but you cannot attack and have not been killed
in 10 moves.
Mouse point
and click.
The grid
of the playing board can be turned on or off
by using the grid button at the top of the playing
screen.
