Top of Form Bottom of Form Splinter Splinter is an abstract strategy game for two players. The object of the game is to knock out your opponent’s king, rooks, bishops and pawns while protecting your own pieces from enemy attack . Playing the Game Each player starts the game with 4 types of pieces – 1 king (star), 2 rooks (squares), 3 bishops (crosses) and 9 pawns (circles). Play begins with the pieces arranged in a checkerboard pattern at the center of the board, as illustrated below . Choose a player to go first, then continue playing, alternating turns with your opponent. On your turn, you may slide any one of your pieces one square in any direction (horizontally, vertically or diagonally). Any pieces that lie in the way (regardless of number, color or type) get pushed along, including off the board. If a piece is pushed off the board, it is eliminated and is out of play for the remainder of the game. To avoid an infinite loop, you may not move any piece to a square