Rules of Amazons Amazons is played on a 10x10 board.

Each player has 4 pieces.
Player one (Ohs) has amazons on a4, d1, g1, and j4.
Player two (Eks) has amazons on a7, d10, g10, and j7.

Ohs moves first, and turns alternate. Each turn consists of two parts, and both parts are mandatory.

1. The player first moves one of his amazons. Amazons move as a chess queen (any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally). Amazons may not jump over or land on other pieces or arrows.
2. Next, the amazon which just moved "fires an arrow" from its new location. Arrows can be show in any direction, the same as a chess queen, and may not jump over or land on other pieces or arrows.

Once an arrow lands, it acts as an immovable barrier to all arrows and amazons.

The last player able to finish a turn wins the game.

Strategy Hint:

Since play continues until one player has no moves left for his Amazons, the basic strategy is to block your opponent into a small area surrounded by arrows. Since the Amazon must shoot an arrow each time it moves, it will soon run out of moves.

Another strategy is to block one of your own Amazons into a large area, while the others fight over the remaining territory with your opponent. If you don't move that Amazon, the area becomes a reserve of free moves which can be used at the end of the game, when the rest of the board fills up.