1) The board is placed so that the two “obstacles” in the center divide it into top and bottom halves. When the program starts up, or when New Game is chosen, the computer will automatically set up its pieces in the top half of the board. Each side places one piece in each square of its half of the board. All squares are to be filled from each end; that is 10 per row by 4 rows deep. The two middle rows are to be left unoccupied at the start of the game.
2) Each player gets an army of 33 pieces, in order of rank from high to low, and also 6 Bombs and 1 Flag, which are not moveable once placed. Note that the moveable pieces have a number in the upper left corner to designate the order of rank. Thus, the Marshal is ranked 1 (highest), the General 2, the Colonels 3, and so on to the Spy who is marked with an “S”. The distribution of men is as follows:
#1- Marshal (1)
#2- General (1)
#3- Colonels (2)
#4- Majors (3)
#5- Captains (4)
#6- Lieutenants (4)
#7- Sergeants (4)
#8- Miners (5)
#9- Scouts (8)
#S- Spy (1)
3) Set up your pieces by dragging them onto the board. They must be placed in your half of the board, and all squares (with the exception of the two middle rows--see Rules for Movement) must be filled. When the last man has been placed, the game begins.
