Startopstilling: på 11x11-brættet kan man vælge startopstilling 1 eller 2. Museerne angiver startopstillingen 1 i deres folder, som følger med spillet. Opstilling 1 har den egenskab, at hvis sort begynder, kan sort blokere spillet ved i de første fire træk at besætte felterne B2, B10, J2 og J10. Derefter i de næste otte træk besætte felterne A3, C1, A9, C11, I1, K3, I11 og K9, hvorefter brættets fire hjørnefelter er spærret af. Herefter har hvid tabt.

Initial ordering: on the 11x11 board you may choose initial ordering 1 or 2. The museums state the initial ordering 1 in their folder, which comes with the game. Ordering 1 has the characteristic, that if black begins, black can block the game by occupying the squares B2, B10, J2 and J10 in the first four moves. Then in the next eight moves occupying the squares A3, C1, A9, C11, I1, K3, I11 and K9, after which the four corner squares of the board are blocked up. After this white has lost.

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