Controls

You play by placing or moving pieces, depending on your side. Tap to place or move as the rules allow. The goats begin by placing pieces, and the tigers move from the start.

The two sides play very differently:

• The goats first place their twenty pieces one per turn onto the board, then move them one step along the lines. Goats can never jump, so they rely on numbers and position.
• The tigers move one step along the lines, or capture by jumping over an adjacent goat into an empty point beyond it, exactly as in a leaping game. That jump is how tigers thin the herd.

Tigers win by capturing five goats. Goats win by hemming in all four tigers so that none can move or jump.

The two roles need opposite strategies. Against the computer, the difficulty rises across eight levels.

Tips

• As the goats, never leave one exposed to a jump. Tigers capture by leaping over a goat into an empty space behind it, so make sure the space behind any threatened goat is blocked before you place or move.
• As the tigers, keep your mobility. You lose if all four tigers get trapped, so avoid moving into corners or tight spots where the goats can surround you, and keep escape routes open.
• Goats, use your numbers to build walls. With twenty pieces against four tigers, your strength is crowding, so advance in connected groups that block the tigers' movement and jumping lines.
• Tigers, hunt early before the herd forms. Goats become powerful once they're placed and coordinated, so capturing goats early, while they're still scattered, is easier than breaking a formed wall later.
• Goats, accept some sacrifices. You have goats to spare, so occasionally letting a tiger take one to lure it into a trap or close off a space can be worth it toward penning the tigers in.
• Tigers, don't get greedy. Chasing a capture can walk a tiger into a corner where the goats trap it, so weigh each jump against the risk of losing your mobility.

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