THE PLACEMENT:
Each Player gets 9 pieces. Players alternate turns placing a bead of their color on the board. If a player makes three in a row, then they can take (eat) one of the other players pieces.

THE MOVEMENT:
Once all 18 pieces have been placed (9 pieces for each player - and some of them may be missing if they have been 'eaten') then the players take turns moving the pieces around the board. To move a piece, click on the piece you want to move, and move along one of the blue lines (sorry - once you have clicked on a piece you cannot take the move back). If you get three beads of your color in a row, then you may eat one of the other player's pieces. You cannot decide not to move.

EATING AND WINNING:
If three beads of the same color are in a row (horizontally or vertically - not diagonally), then an opponents piece may be eaten. Beads that are already in a row of three are 'locked' safe, and cannot be eaten. To eat a piece just click it. Once a player is left with less than 3 pieces, the last pieces are quickly eaten and the game is over. The player with beads of their color left on the board is the winner.