From the rule sheet: Yak is a board game for 2 players, which involves a combination of luck and skill. Typical duration of the game is about 15 minutes. Objectives: The object of the game is to move your counters across the board whilst your opponent moves their counters across the board in the opposite direction. The winner is the first player to remove off all of their counters. Equipment: A long narrow board marked with 16 squares in a single line. There are 16 counters and 4 dice, 8 white counters plus 2 white dice and 8 black counters plus 2 black dice.