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Chapter 2 / Practice
Practical tutorial
Study differences among reconstructions, rescue, isolation, encirclement, formations, and use of the board edge.
Latrunculi
Beginner
Practical tutorial
Practice the basic controls right here
Choose a step in the inline tutorial below to review the flow.
Latrunculi
CMS managed tracks
Learning
Orthogonal Movement and Custodian Capture
Learn Orthogonal Sliding, Custodian Capture, and Edge Captures
2Modules
9Items
Latrunculi Basics
Beginner
/ 4min
Move orthogonally and capture an opposing piece by enclosing it between two of your pieces or between a piece and the board edge.
- Article Eliminate All Opposing Pieces or Leave Them Unable to Move
- Pattern Move straight up, down, left, or right.
- Position puzzle Block and capture with two pieces
- Move sequence Use the Board's Edges and Corners
- Move sequence Win by wiping out or blocking the opponent
Practical tutorial
Beginner
/ 7min
Use one fixed reconstructed ruleset and build formations through flanking captures, rescues, and encirclement.
- Article Avoid leaving a lone piece and balance surrounding with rescue
- Article Differences Between the Chosen Reconstruction and Other Rulesets
- Article Read Flanking Captures and Rescues Together
- Article Surrounding, formations, and using the edge
Latrunculi
Beginner
Latrunculi Basics
Practice the basic controls right here
Choose a step in the inline tutorial below to review the flow.
Movement and captures
Open it only when you need to check something.
Latrunculi reference
Custodial capture and blockade
Move record and board coordinates
Standard human-readable notation
a7-a5
The upper-left square is A1.
Soldier
Move orthogonally Under the adopted rules, pieces move vertically or horizontally along the lines.Custodial capture
Surround vertically or horizontally Capture an opposing piece by surrounding it on both sides with your pieces.Wall
Block with the edge or allied pieces Use the board edge and allied placement to eliminate escape routes.Winner
Blockade a key piece or group Depending on the adopted rules, aim to leave the opponent unable to move.
Move vertically or horizontally
Capture by surrounding vertically or horizontally
Diagonal bracketing does not capture
Use the board edge
Review the adopted rules
Custodial capture
- Surround an opposing piece on both sides with your pieces to capture it.
- Confirm that the surround is on a vertical or horizontal line, not a diagonal.
Adopted rules
- Because Latrunculi is a reconstructed game, there are multiple theories about its board size and victory conditions.
- QuickGamesArena uses the same adopted rules described in the site's tutorial.
Next step
Choose after the tutorialOnce you are comfortable moving pieces, review anything that was unclear or practice your decisions with a short problem.
Learn: Your first three minutes
Briefly review the objective of Latrunculi and the first action to take.
Web tutorial
Learning: Rules quick reference
Review how to move, capture, and win on one screen whenever you are uncertain.
CMS guide
Training: Short problems
After reviewing the basics, reinforce your decision-making with short problems.
Practice before a match
Mastery: Maxims and competitive philosophy
Read about strategy, whole-board vision, decisions, and competitive philosophy unique to Latrunculi in a practical guide.
Reading