Basic Rules of Quoridor

Objective

The objective in Quoridor: a white pawn trying to reach any square in the last row.

The goal of Quoridor is to be the first player to move your pawn to any square in the opponent's starting row.

Game Setup

Quoridor is played on a 9x9 grid board. Each player has one pawn and 10 walls.

Movement Rules

Pawn Movement

Basic pawn movement in Quoridor: a white pawn moving one square orthogonally.

Players take turns moving either their pawn or placing a wall.

Pawn Jumping Rules (Pawn Jump)

When two pawns are on adjacent squares with no wall between them, special moves become possible.

Diagram illustrating normal and diagonal pawn jumps.

Wall Placement

Instead of moving a pawn, a player can place one of their walls.

Winning the Game

The game ends when one player successfully moves their pawn to any square in the opponent's starting row. That player is declared the winner.

A player also wins if the opponent resigns, runs out of time (in timed games), or disconnects in an online game.

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