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His object is so to surround the “ baghs” as to prevent them 
from moving in any direction: while their object is to capture all 
his “ men,” 
The player with the 20 “men” has the first move. He takes 
one piece from any of the four heaps and moves it on to any conti- 
guous space in the same rank, file or diagonal. He may move one 
space at a time in any direction, provided that the space to which 
he moves is vacant. 
The bagh then moves. He may move one space at a time 
in any direction, and captures, as in draughts, by leaping over the 
piece to be captured. 
€ can, however, take only one “ man ” at each leap, no matter 
how many men there may be on the space over which he leaps. 
He may capture any number of “men” in succession. 
Sujjua. 
Another very popular game is that known as “ Sujjua.” 
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_ Itis played on a board of 2 Spaces, as in the annexed 
diagram (Fig. 7), : 
Fig. 7. 
There are two players, each of whom has nine “men.” The 
latter are usually represented, one theone side by pieces of kankar ; 
on the other side by pieces of brick or tile. : 
The object of each player is to get three of his own “men” ina 
row, before his adversary can succeed in doin 
g so. 
en the game commences the board is clear and the players 
move alternatel i i 
the 
may either place another “man” on the board, or may move a piece 
: y on it one space at a time in any direction, provided that 
© space to sea = wishes to move it is vacant, ¢ “Nine 
close i = 
Mais Manic, © y resembles the old English game o : 
