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How Bakwi-gonu works
- Each player starts with 4 pieces clustered at their own corner of a 4x4-point board.
- On a normal turn, move one piece a single step along a line.
- The four corners are "wheels" — a piece standing on one may instead spin and slide any distance in a straight line.
- A wheel slide that runs into an enemy piece captures it and stops there. That's the only way to capture in this game — a plain step never does.
- Win by capturing every one of your opponent's pieces, or leaving them with no legal move.
- If 40 moves in a row (both sides counted) pass with no capture, the game is a draw.
The best-documented new addition
Unlike several other variants added alongside it, Bakwi-gonu's rules are confirmed by two independent sources — the wheel-slide capture is the real, documented mechanic, not a guess.