How to Play

Learn the core of the game.

The digital version is planned to begin with a clean rules model: board, pieces, legal actions, Gyullas economy, Dratp state, checks, line-over logic, and win detection.

Setup

Place each Navia in the center Navia Square on the back row.
Place Red Gulled on the same row as the Navia, second from left and second from right.
Place Black Gulled across the forward Gulled row.
Keep seven Maseitai behind the End Line until summoned.
Place Gyullas in each player’s vault.

Playmat reference from the uploaded rulebook.

Turn options

Move a Gulled

Black Gulled move forward and earn 1 Gyullas. Red Gulled move forward in one of three directions and earn 3 Gyullas. A line-over replaces the normal movement income with the line-over bonus.

Summon a Maseitai

Instead of moving, a player may summon one Maseitai to an open Summon Square on their side. Navia Guard Maseitai use special adjacent-to-Navia summoning rules.

Move a Maseitai

A summoned Maseitai moves according to its compass. Standard yellow-square movement is not blocked by intervening pieces unless the piece is using enhanced arrow movement.

Move, then Dratp or Invoke

A Maseitai may move and then Dratp or Invoke that same piece. It cannot Dratp or Invoke and then move. You also cannot move one battle piece and Dratp another.

Navia actions

The Navia moves like a chess king. The Navia may win through capture, line-over goal, or by paying 60 Gyullas to perform a Navia Dratp, but not while in check.

Win conditions

Condition	Meaning
Capture the opponent’s Navia	Direct tactical win.
Navia Dratp	Pay 60 Gyullas with the Navia when not in check.
Navia Goal	Move the Navia over the opponent’s End Line after your own Maseitai Keep is empty.
Surrender	Opponent forfeits.