Yut

Yut is a low-class gambling game popular among the Bonge.

Game Set Up
The game is played between two people or two teams. Each side has four tokens called Mals. The board has four bases arranged in the shape of a square with a fifth base in the center of the square. There are four steps in between the bases on the corners and two more steps between the side paths and the center base, bringing the total number of "spaces" on the board to 29. Along with the board and tokens are the "dice" in the form of four yut sticks. These sticks are 3" long with a flat side and a rounded side.

Objective
To win the game, a side must have all four Mals to make a complete circuit around the board and return home.

Play
The mals start in any corner base the player chooses. The player throws the four yut sticks. How the sticks land determines movement as follows:


 * NOTE** The round side is considered the "top" of the stick, so a round side up is considered "up" and a round side down (flat side up) is considered "down".

The Pig - one side down, three sides up. Moves one spaces.

The Dog - two sides up, two sides down. Moves two spaces.

The Chicken - three sides down, one side up. Moves three spaces.

The Cow - four sides up. Moves four spaces and gets another roll.

The Horse - four sides down. Moves five spaces and gets another roll.

The player can move their token only forward, but can choose their path however they wish. If the piece lands on a space occupied by an opposing piece, it sends the opposing piece home and the player gets to make another roll. Two pieces from the same side can share a space.