Adijuh (2007)

Adijuh (Адиюх) is a rather new game, which combines the rules of Russian checkers, stacking and a unique way to win. The game was created by Viktor Pankovich in 2007. It has become quite popular in Russia, where a lot of discussion is going on at several game forums. There are postal tournaments and numerous problems have been composed recently that show the beauty of this game. The game has basically the same rules as Russian Checkers. However, captured pieces are placed beneath the capturing piece and so columns are formed (similar to Bashni). A king can only move if it captures. After the capture the king becomes a normal piece again unless it ends its turn on the opponent's back row. The game stops if a player cannot make a move. The winner is the player who has got more pieces of either color in the opponent's half of the board. The sum of all points is always 24. Adijuh is played with a standard Chess board and Checkers pieces.