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Fox and Geese is a game variant of draughts, played by two people. It is played on a draught board with five draught pieces. A simple to play fast moving game of strategy and cunning, that is on a kin with games such as noughts and Crosses.

Popularity
Fox and Geese is a centuries old game played around the world under a variety of names that include; "Wolf and Sheep," "Hounds and Hare," and "Devil and Tailors".

Location
Played in the home as a family game, or at school.

Age
When played with an adult opponent for guidance, children from the age of eight years and upwards can enjoy the game.

Description
Fox and Geese is played on an 8×8 draught board. As in draughts, only the dark squares are used. The four geese are initially placed on the dark squares at one edge of the board; the fox is placed on any dark square on the opposite edge. The objective of the fox is to cross the board and break the Geeses defence thus ravaging their nests (original squares), the Geeses objective is to prevent the fox from doing so.

Dedication
The Geese move like a draughts man, diagonally forward one square. The fox moves like a draughts king, diagonally forward or backward one square. There is, however, no jumping or removal of pieces. The play alternates with the fox moving first. The player controlling the geese moves only one of them per turn.

The fox is trapped when a goose occupies all four of its potential move squares. Alternatively, two hounds may trap the fox against an edge of the board.

Closely Related Activities
Draughts 70, Noughts and Crosses 894.

Cost
The only necessary equipment to play Fox and Geese is a set of Draught pieces and Draught board, these can be purchased as a set from £10 upwards.

Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.

Energy

Arms

Legs

Sight

Hearing

Speech

Learning

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