Ditto. I’m glad that I made that mistake on the Beta Site.

yes that's fine. Maybe I just don't get the strategy, as I said I won't play any more once I've finished my current tournies.

🫠 personally I am enjoying the game. That's the fun of a new game thats strategic. And I don't like it when other people try to take away my fun doing that. If you don't like the game, you don't like the game oh well. There are plenty of others that do.

It would appear that in Nepal they agree with you:
https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2021/09/09/bagh-chal-a-native-board-game-on-the-brink-of-extinction

Thanks. I've decided I really don't find the game interesting so after my current tournament won't bother with it anymore..
No point playing games you don't enjoy

It's certainly harder.
The game is not solved so there is no proof either way.
I recommend reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagh-chal. It introduces the game better than our "rules", I think, though as far as I can see it comes to the same.
In the "external links" section there's a link to a research paper, very long and boring. It explains why the game is so hard to solve. Here's the link: https://web.archive.org/web/20120313050451/http://www.yewjin.com/storage/papers/Computing_Tigers_And_Goats.pdf . Have fun reading.

Is it possible for goats to win if they have had pieces captured?

samw here

I don't it's possible for me to win, I don't have enough goats to block in the tigers.
I'll see how it goes

It could be a draw, I don't know. The game is too new, none of us has sufficient experience to form an opinion. If both of you don't know how to win the game then by all means offer a draw

But it doesn't, as it's not the exact same move
Take is game as an example, it's unlikely to end unless we accept a draw #14411794

Don't forget to read the section "Stalling Prevention" In the rules. It's supposed to prevent just that sort of problem.

I kind of thought the same thing and resigned my first few games but then I started playing them through and it does change around. I regretted resigning.

Do most games end up just going round in circles? I can't see how the games are going to end.
Either not enough goats to block the tigers, enough spaces to move without risk.
Or just 1 blank space that we both move around

Any chance of some different board sizes in the graphics options?

You start the game with 20 goats to place, which you have done, one was captured, you have 19 left.
You now pass to the 2nd stage, moving: click on a goat which can move, and move it to an empty space near it. And try not to get eaten, lol
Good luck

Game #14371923 says that I am playing the goats, but I cannot place one on the board. Does anyone know the trouble desk number?

Thanks

See Re: Bagh-Chal move list

check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagh-chal for more info.
There's a link to a research paper someone has written about the game: https://web.archive.org/web/20120313050451/http://www.yewjin.com/storage/papers/Computing_Tigers_And_Goats.pdf . read it only if you have trouble falling asleep.

Any hints or tricks to playing this game?