Fig. 1, is the king, whose station is in the central square or royal castle, called konokis by the Laplanders, to which no other person can be admitted.
Fig. 2, represents one of the eight Swedes his subjects, who, at the commencement of the game, are stationed in the eight squares, adjoining to the royal castle, marked 2 and 3.
Fig. 3, is one of sixteen Muscovites, their adversaries, who occupy the sixteen embroidered squares, (some of them marked 4 in the cut,) situated four together in the middle of each side of the field.
The vacant squares, distinguished by letters, may be occupied by any of the pieces in the course of the game.
LAWS.
1. Any piece may move from one square to another in a right line, as from a to c; but not corner-wise, or from a to e.
2. It is not allowed to pass over the heads