The Royal Game of Aedall is a traditional game said to have been played among Aedallan nobility, though through its popularity the game has spread to other realms and even remained since their absence. A two-player game, both players control five pieces and must move them through the course while battling one another. 

How to Play:

Both players take a side standing behind one of the red tiles, shown by a White and Red squares in the picture above. By traditional Aedallan rules, the player with the highest standing takes the first move, however more casual games tend to be decided with a coin flip. 

Both players roll four four-sided dice, a roll of 1 or 2 contributes zero moves to their turn, while a roll of 3 or 4 contributes a single move. With your roll, you may choose to either advance a piece currently on the board by that many spaces - or add another of your pieces from the starting zone and advance it that many spaces. Players must advance along their designated tracks, as shown by the red and white arrows in the image above. Rolls may not be split up among pieces, and must be contributed to only a single movement. Two or more pieces owned by the same player may not occupy the same space at the same time. 

Should a player's piece land on the same space as their opponent's, that piece is knocked out of the arena and must be added back on that player's turn. Rosette Spots, shown by yellow swirls on the game board shown above, are "safe" spots - both player's pieces can occupy that place at any time without knocking either side out. A game is complete when all pieces owned by one player make it through the track. In order to exit the arena, an exact throw is required. If your piece is 3 spaces from the exit, you can advance on a 1, 2 or 3 - but would not be able to exit on a 4.