The wolf and 17 sheep are placed on the spaces indicated on the game board and the game can begin with 1 player taking on the role of the wolf and the other that of the sheep.
The wolf starts in the middle of the board whereas the 17 sheep occupy two neighboring sections.
The wolf begins moving from point to point, forward or backward in any direction. His task is to take away his opponent's sheep, which is possible if the sheep are not kept together and there is an empty spot next to them, which the wolf then occupies by jumping over the sheep, which is then removed from the board.
The other player can win if he succeeds with the sheep, which also move back and forth one space, to enclose the wolf in such a way that it can no longer move. There is no pen for the sheep to escape to.
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