War has broken out in the Christmas Kingdom!A dispute over who would guard the Royal Nut has escalated into a full-scale nutty conflict.Across the kingdom, swords are being sharpened, epaulettes dusted off, and mustaches carefully twirled as soldiers march into battle.Two Nutcracker Generals now overlook the frozen landscape, preparing for war among hastily built snow fortifications.🎯 Game RulesObjectiveCapture 10 of your opponent's Nutcrackers or leave your opponent with no legal moves.SetupPlayers take turns placing one Nutcracker on the board at a time.A line of 4 or more pieces of the same player is forbidden at any point during the game.Note: During setup, forming a line of three Nutcrackers does not allow you to capture an opponent's piece.GameplayMovementAfter all Nutcrackers have been placed, players take turns moving one of their pieces one square horizontally or vertically (not diagonally).CapturingWhenever you form a battle line of three Nutcrackers, you may remove one of your opponent's Nutcrackers from the board.Even if one move creates multiple battle lines, you may capture only one opponent's piece.Reusing Battle LinesEach battle line of three may only be used for capturing once.To use it again, you must first move one Nutcracker out of the line and later move it back to reform the line.You win if you:Capture 10 of your opponent's Nutcrackers.Leave your opponent with no legal moves.

Nutcracker Generals are used in the expanded game rules.Instead of one regular Nutcracker, each player uses a General.Each player starts with 11 Nutcracker Soldiers and 1 General.General Movement (one action per turn)Standard MoveThe General moves one square horizontally or vertically, just like a Soldier.JumpInstead of making a normal move, the General may jump over one adjacent piece (friendly or enemy) and land on the empty square immediately behind it.Jumping does not capture the jumped piece.Capturing the GeneralThe General may only be captured if there are no other capturable opponent pieces in the same row or column.

Ice Fortresses are used in the expanded game rules.Losing the Third NutcrackerWhen a player loses their third piece, they may place their Ice Fortress on any empty square during any later turn.Placing the fortress counts as the player's entire turn.The Ice Fortress may not be placed in a way that creates a line of four or more pieces of the same color.Ice Fortress RulesThe Ice Fortress cannot be captured or moved once it has been placed.It counts as one of your own pieces and may be used to form a battle line of three pieces for capturing.If placing the Ice Fortress immediately creates a battle line of three, you may instantly capture one opponent's piece.When playing with Nutcracker Generals, Generals cannot jump over an Ice Fortress.