How to play Wall Race

Race your pawn to the far side while placing walls to slow your opponent down.

Setup

A 9×9 board. Each pawn starts in the middle of its own edge; 10 walls each with two players, 5 each with four.

On your turn

• Either move your pawn one square (not diagonally) or place a wall covering two squares of edge.
• You may jump an adjacent pawn; if a wall blocks the jump, step diagonally around it.

Special rules

• A wall may never completely seal off anyone's path to their goal — the server checks every placement.

Winning, draws and losing

• Reach any square on the opposite edge first.

Online rules and fair play

• Pairing checks guard against collusion in four-player games.
• Every game runs on a server clock: running out of time loses.
• A disconnected player has 60 seconds to return before forfeiting.