56 TUE LAPLAND ALPS. 



1 2 3 



Fis- 1, is the kins:, whose station is in 

 the central squar*^ or royal castle, called 

 koTiokis by the Laplanders, to which no 

 other person can be admitted. 



Fig. 2, represents one of the eight Swedes 

 his subjects, who, at the commencement 

 of the game, are stationed in the eight 

 squares, adjoining to the royal castle, 

 marked 2 and 3. 



Fig. 3, is one of sixteen Muscovites, 

 their adversaries, who occupy the sixteen 

 embroidered squares, (some of them marked 

 4 in the cut,) situated four together in 

 the middle of each side of the field. 



The vacant squares, distinguished by 

 letters, may be occupied by any of the 

 pieces in the course of the game. 



LAWS. 



1. Any piece may move from one square 

 to another in a right line, as from ö to c ; 

 but not corner-wise, or from a to e. 



2. It is not allowed to pass over the heads 



