Tiger and buffaloes
Abstract strategy board game from Myanmar
Tiger and buffaloes is a two-player abstract strategy board game from Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). It belongs to the hunt game family. The board is a 4x4 square grid, where pieces are placed on the intersection points and move along the lines. It is one of the smallest hunt games. Three tigers are going up against eleven buffaloes. The tigers attempt to capture as many of the buffaloes by the short leap as in draughts or alquerque. The buffaloes attempt to hem in the tigers.
The game most resembles tiger hunt games (or tiger games) and perhaps can be classified as one. Examples of tiger games are bagh-chal, rimau-rimau, and catch the hare. Tiger games usually consist of a standard Alquerque board which is a 5 x 5 square grid with several diagonal lines.
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