Fox and Geese is a traditional board game that has been played for centuries, with origins dating back to the Viking Age in Northern Europe. It’s a strategy game that pits one player (the fox) against multiple opponents (the geese).

The game is typically played on a cross-shaped board with 33 intersections. One player controls a single piece representing the fox, while the other player controls multiple pieces representing geese (usually 13 or 17).

The objective for the fox is to capture the geese by jumping over them, similar to the mechanics in checkers. The geese, on the other hand, aim to trap the fox so it can’t move.

Key rules include:

1. The fox can move to any adjacent empty intersection or jump over a goose to an empty space beyond, capturing the goose.
2. Geese can only move forward or sideways to adjacent empty intersections, never backward.
3. The fox wins by capturing enough geese that they can no longer trap it.
4. The geese win by surrounding the fox so it has no legal moves.

Fox and Geese is an excellent game for teaching strategy, forward-thinking, and the concept of asymmetric gameplay. It continues to be popular in educational settings and among board game enthusiasts.