Manspel is a two player game with fairly simple rules. Each player starts with 12 pieces (men) arranged in opposite corners of the board. The object is to occupy the corner-field of the opponent with one of your own men. Pawns of the opponent are caught by jumping, like in checkers. Certain fields in the corners in the middle of the board may be jumped, but not occupied, excepting of course the one corner-field that must be conquered.