Players compete to be the first to push six of their opponent's marbles off the board.The rules are easy and can be learned by almost anyone within a minute or two: You can push one, two or three marbles at a time.Your marbles can move one space, in a straight line or laterally.Two marbles can push one and three marbles can push one or two of your opponent's marbles.However, an equal number of marbles cannot push each other (ie: 1 cannot push 1, 2 cannot push 2, etc).That's it! It's a simple, fast moving and fun game involving subtle and profound strategy.With 4 million copies sold in over 30 countries, Abalone is one of the most popular strategy games of all time!