Much Ado is played on a hexagonal board with 4 hexes on a side (37 spaces total). Each player starts with 13 pieces(called soldier)4 on the first back row,5 on the second back row and 4 pieces off board. On each turn,each player must move one friendly piece. A Soldier may: 1.Move forward to an empty cell. 2.Push a friendly piece. 3.Push an opponent soldier. 4.Switch places with an opponent soldier. 5.Capture by jump. A Soldier moves to a cell at the last row is promoted to a King. A King may: 1.Slide forward or backward. 2.Capture by jump. A player wins by stalemating the adversary.