Zamma

About this game

Zamma is a traditional jumping game of the Sahara and the Maghreb. Step forward, jump in every direction, chain your captures and crown a Sultan that flies across the board. Three board sizes, five computer levels, lessons, Hint and Auto Play. No ads, works offline.

How to play

1. New here? Tap Learn to play: seven short hands-on lessons where you make every move yourself.
2. Tap a stone and its reachable points glow. A man steps one point forward, straight or diagonally.
3. Jump over a neighbouring enemy stone, in any direction, onto the empty point behind it. Chains must go on.
4. Capturing is compulsory and you must take the most stones you can. Ringed stones are the ones that may move.
5. Finish a move on the far row and your man is crowned a Sultan: it slides and captures from any distance.
6. Choose the Small 5 by 5, Medium 7 by 7 or Grand 9 by 9 board in Settings.
7. Hint explains a good move. Danger marks warn about stones that must be captured next. Take back undoes your move.
8. Auto Play shows the computer playing both sides, with Pause and a think-time control.