Overview

Felli (also called Fich) is a traditional two-player abstract strategy game from Morocco, related to Alquerque and draughts. Players face each other across an hourglass-shaped board (two triangles joined at a common vertex) with 13 intersection points. Each player begins with 6 pieces and attempts to capture or immobilize all of the opponent’s pieces through short leaps. The game is quick, tactical, and emphasizes controlling the central point.

Components

• 1 Felli board (hourglass/double-triangle shape with 13 intersection points)
• 6 pieces per player (2 colors, 12 total)

Setup

1. Place the board between the two players.
2. Each player places their 6 pieces on the 6 intersection points of their triangle (the half of the board nearest them).
3. The center point (shared vertex) starts empty.
4. Decide who goes first.

Turn Structure

Players alternate turns. On each turn, a player must either move or capture with one of their pieces. Only one piece may be used per turn.

Move

Move one piece one space along a line to an adjacent vacant intersection point. Movement follows the lines printed on the board (not all points are connected to all others).

Capture

A piece captures an enemy piece by a short leap: the capturing piece must be adjacent to the enemy piece, leap over it along a line, and land on the vacant point immediately beyond. The captured piece is removed from the board. Only one capture per turn (no multiple jumps in basic rules).

Actions

• Move: Slide one piece along a connected line to an adjacent empty point.
• Capture: Leap over an adjacent enemy piece to the vacant point beyond, removing the enemy piece. The leap must follow the lines on the board.
• Forced capture: In some variants, captures are mandatory when available (though the basic Moroccan rules do not enforce this).

Scoring / Victory Conditions

A player wins by either:

• Capturing all 6 of the opponent’s pieces, OR
• Stalemating the opponent (the opponent has pieces remaining but none can legally move or capture).

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• Board geometry: The board is two triangles joined at a central vertex, with horizontal lines bisecting each triangle and a vertical line through the center. Not all points connect to all adjacent points — movement must follow the drawn lines.
• Center control: The central vertex is the only point connecting both halves of the board, making it strategically critical.
• No multiple captures: Unlike checkers, a piece making a capture does not continue jumping in the basic game.
• Mullah variant: In an advanced variant, a piece that reaches the opponent’s back rank is promoted to a “Mullah” (like a King in international draughts). Mullahs can move any number of unoccupied spaces along a line and can leap over an enemy piece from any distance, landing any distance behind it.
• Directional movement: Pieces can move in any direction along connected lines (forward, backward, sideways, diagonal — as long as a line exists).

Player Reference

Item	Details
Players	2
Pieces	6 per player
Board points	13 intersections
Board shape	Hourglass (two triangles joined at vertex)
Movement	One space along a line
Capture	Short leap over adjacent enemy piece
Win condition	Capture all enemy pieces or stalemate opponent
Origin	Morocco (traditional)