Alba is played on a 7 x 7 board with the inner 5 x 5 area used for the initial setting, the middle cell is left empty. Red and Blue place their pieces in turn, the neutral (white) side is on the bottom. Then players start to move to neighboring cells or try to jump hostile pieces. The jumped or the jumping piece is then flipped. The aim of the game is to neutralize the opposing forces by flipping or by reaching a cell on the edge of the board or even by jumping overboard.