The game board comes with tokens representing the players, a fancy DOG piece representing the dog of course and a set of rings that represent the bones that the dog picks up. The rules seem to favor the dog. That's how it should be. The dog involved is a rascal, and prone to stealing and burying bones. The official rules describe him as being "clever." Translation: this dog will steal you blind. The object of the game is to catch this clever dog before he returns to his dog house with his loot ... or bones.