A knight moves two squares (up, down, left, or right) then turns a 90-degree corner and moves one more square.  All the possible knight moves are shown in the diagram above..

This is a game for 2, 3 or 4 players.

The game is played on a chessboard and each player needs a chess knight piece.

Before the game, ensure that all players know how a chess knight moves.  (See side-panels.)

At the start of the game, each player places their knight on one of the corner squares.  A counter or button (or better still, a small sweet) is placed on each of the remaining squares on the board.

Players take turns to move their knights.  If they can land on a square that contains a counter / button / sweet they capture it.

Play continues until all counters have been captured.

The player with the most counters wins.

VARIATION 1

Players who land on a square containing a counter - capture the counter - and then have another turn - until they land on a square with no counter on it.  Play then passes to the next player.  (Younger players should start as this variation favours the player who goes first.)

VARIATION 2

If younger players are playing against more experienced players, the younger players could be allowed 2 goes to each one taken by the more experienced player.

A knight moves two squares (up, down, left, or right) then turns a 90-degree corner and moves one more square.  All the possible knight moves are shown in the diagram above.