Shax
Shax (in some areas also called Jar - "cut" - also known as Mororova ) is a board game played in Africa and especially in Somalia . It has been known for a long time and is still popular these days.
Shax is popular with Somali men. It is usually played by marking a playing field on the ground and using stones or sticks as pawns. The game also has a strong influence on Somali literature , which often mentions the style of play and strategies. In the earlier nomadic Somali way of life , Shax served as a method of communication between different tribes.
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Shax is very similar to the game of the mill ; Both games are played on the same board, but in Shax mills formed during the betting phase do not immediately result in the removal of an opposing piece. When the betting phase is over and mills have been formed, the player who succeeded first may remove an opposing counter. If the second player could also form a mill, he may now take one of the first player's stones from the board. The game then continues as before. If, on the other hand, none of the players succeeds in forming a mill during the betting phase, the player who starts as the second player in the first phase may start the next phase.
If at some point one of the players can no longer make a move, he does not lose; Instead, the opponent must make room for an opponent's piece by moving. If this action results in the liberating player's mill, none of the liberated player's tokens may be removed. The rule that a player who only has three stones left may place them on any node is not applied.