Overview |
Cam is a variant of Camelot, released by Parker Brothers in 1949 |
Board |
The game is played on a special board containing 67 cells. There are two cells called Castles. The White Castle is on cell D1 and the Black Castle is on cell D13. There are two players: White and Black. At the beginning of the game each player has 7 pieces: two Knights and five Men. The board shape, the Castles and the initial position of the pieces are shown in the following picture: |
Objective |
There are two ways to win the game:
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Play |
Players move alternately, starting with the player controlling the white pieces. There are three kinds of moves that can be made both by Knights and Men: a plain move, a canter and a jump (capture). There is an additional kind of move that can be made by Knights only - the Knight's Charge. All of these moves are exactly the same as in the original Camelot game. |
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