Onitama is a two-player game with a random starting setup. On a 5x5 board, both players start with five pawns on their side with the main pawn in the center.
Each player has two open cards, each showing a possible move for one of their pieces. There is a fifth card that neither player can use. After a player's turn, they choose one of their cards, move one of their pieces according to the chosen card, and then replace the card they used with the fifth card.
The other player then chooses one of their cards, moves, and exchanges that card with this fifth card - which is, of course, the card the first player just used.
If you land on an opponent's piece, it is removed from the game. If you capture the opponent's main pawn or move your main pawn to your opponent's main pawn's starting space, you win the game.
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