Star Compass

How to play

A modern game built in homage to the Polynesian navigator's star compass, using the leap-and-capture idea found across the Pacific and beyond. Pieces sit on a wheel of rings around a central hub — clear the wheel of AI pieces, or leave it with no move, to win.

Rules

  • Tap one of your pieces, then a highlighted point to slide it there.
  • If a capture is available, tap the highlighted point beyond an adjacent AI piece to jump and capture it.
  • Chain further jumps from your new position if another capture is available.
  • Clear every AI piece off the wheel, or leave the AI with no legal move, to win.

Tips

The hub at the centre connects to all eight mid-ring points, making it the most powerful point on the wheel — fight for it. Never leave a piece where the AI can leap over it into an empty point beyond.