1. Bear Games is played on a square board with a semi-circle protruding from sides. Lines indicate permitted moves.

2. One player is the bear; they place a single BEAD, the colour of their choice, in the middle of the board.

3. One player is the hunter; they select 3 BEADs the colour of their choice and place them together on one end of the board.

4. The player who is the hunter starts.

1. In turns, players move a BEAD 1 space along the lines indicated on the board.

2. BEADs can only land on an empty play space.

3. There are no captures in Bear Games.

1. The hunter wins if they can trap the bear so that the bear cannot move.

2. The bear wins if the bear can avoid being captured for 40 moves (20 by each player).

3. Players alternate between playing the bear and the hunter.

4. To win the game, a player must win the most rounds.

1. Bear games is a category of board games of which many have historical roots in the Roman Empire. They were played in parts of the Empire as far away as Turkey and France and they are still played today, especially in Italy. All of these games are two-player abstract strategy board games.

2. This game bears similarity to the hunt games such as the Fox games, Rimau-rimau, and Bagha-Chall, however, there are no captures involved. The 3 hunters are trying to hem in the bear, and block its movements.