The Ancient Hunt — Tigers vs Goats

A 2-player abstract strategy board game originating from Nepal, now playable on any device. Outsmart your opponent — trap the tigers or hunt the goats.

Free to play · No sign-up required

About the Game

Ancient Strategy

AI Opponent

Challenge our Minimax-powered AI. Choose Easy, Medium, or Hard — each level offers a genuinely different challenge.

Power Skills

Spend Power points to activate special skills: Undo a move, get a Hint, Shield your goat, or Freeze the AI's next turn.

Cross-Platform

Fully playable on mobile and desktop. Touch and mouse input both supported with no installation required.

How to Play

🐇 Tigers (4 pieces)

  • Start at the 4 corners of the board.
  • Move along lines to adjacent points each turn.
  • Capture goats by jumping over them to an empty point.
  • Win by capturing 5 or more goats.

🐐 Goats (20 pieces)

  • Place one goat per turn onto any empty point (first 20 turns).
  • After all 20 are placed, move goats along lines.
  • Surround all 4 tigers so none can move.
  • Win by trapping all tigers with no legal moves.

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