Introduction

It is said that the mythical King Tuu Ku Ihu and the god Make Make possessed the “mana” or divine power to command the Moai to walk.

Question is, have you got the mana to move them!

Moai is a territorial game for 2 players.

The game is played on a standard 8x8 board with the four corners removed or blanked out.You will need a Black and a White pawn and a supply of counters.

Moai can also be played on a hexagonal board with 91 hexagonal cells and the same rules apply.

Goal

Push or Pull your opponent's pawn (Moai) until the last player able to place a counter and move his own Moai wins.

Play

Players begin by placing their Moai on an empty space anywhere on the board.

White moves first.

Players take turns.

A player on his turn makes 2 moves.

1) Place a counter on a space inline (orthogonally or diagonally) with you or your opponent’s Moai on the board.

Once placed counters are fixed.

2) You push or pull you or your opponent’s Moai (orthogonally or diagonally) towards or away from the counter you just placed along an empty path or a player can also move a Moai orthogonally (orthogonally or diagonally on a hex board) towards or away from the counter just placed along an empty path ending with a single space diagonal turn left or right.

A Moai must move a minimum of 1 space toward or away from the counter just placed.

Play continues until the player that is still able to place a counter and move his own Moai wins.