Tactyx is played on a 12 x 12 board. There are 4 coloured sections on each edge of the board. Diagonal moves are not allowed. To make this important rule visible all the time, the board is painted with 12 x 12 circles which are connected with vertical and horizontal lines (and no diagonal ones). There are 2 red and 2 black banks on two opposing sides of the board. These bands are used to determine the coordinates of each place in a section on the board. Each player has 6 tokens. At the beginning of the game the board is empty. By throwing the 2 dice, one red, the other black, the players determine the location where their tokens enter the game (in the section corresponding their color). The goal of the game is to move all 6 tokens from the starting section to the diagonally opposing section. The first player who reached this, is the winner.