Moulin Rouge Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Rules

Rules

1. The rings of the game board are aligned so that each set of 3 spaces (recesses) forms a straight line.

2. Each player takes 10 stones of one colour.

3. The players draw lots to determine who begins; then they take turns, one move after another.

4. For the time being there are 2 ways to make a move:

   a) Place a stone on a free space.

   b) Turn one ring by one space in any direction. A ring that was turned on the previous move (if any) may be turned further by the next player in the same direction, but not turned back. A player may, however, only turn a ring if he has at least one stone on that ring.

5. Once a player has placed all 10 stones, he may move one stone to an adjacent free space on the same ring or on the neighbouring ring.

6. Whoever, by placing or moving a stone, or by turning a ring, has brought 3 of his stones into a line across the 3 rings, has a mill and must take one stone from each of his fellow players (not from a mill!) off the board and keep it. If a player achieves 2 (3) mills with one move, he must also take 2 (3) stones from each of his fellow players off the board.

7. If a player, by turning a ring, forms a mill in the colour of one of his fellow players, it does not count, but it protects those 3 stones from being taken.

8. A player who has only 3 stones left may jump to any free space.

9. A player who is left with fewer than 3 stones on the board is eliminated. The remaining 2 stones of this player can only be removed individually, by a fellow player forming a mill.

10. The player who is the last to still have 3 stones in play is the winner.