From the rules: Moonshine is a free-wheeling game of deception, bold moves, and careful strategy, pitting two types of players, moonshiners and police, against each other. In this game the moonshiners are not just out to beat the police, but must spoil other moonshine players as well in order to win. Each player has a chance to win and must take advantage of every situation, even if it means that a moonshine player must occasionally help the police player.