Bear from Ancient Rome

Bear is category of board games found in Ancient Rome. In all Bear games there are 3 “hunters” (white) and one “bear” (Green).

The hunters attempt to trap the bear by blocking its movements while the bear attempts to out-maneuver the hunters. If the hunters can block bear’s movements, hunters win. If the hunters cannot stalemate the bear in a given number of moves, usually 40 moves (you are free to change this number depending on your level of difficulty), the bear wins.

Rules:

1. The bear is placed in the middle of the board, and the hunters are placed together on one end of the board. One player plays the hunters (three white pieces), and the other player plays the bear (one green piece).
2. Both hunters and bears move one space at a time following the pattern on the board. Only one piece may be moved by each player. Players alternate their turns.
3. There are no captures in this game.