1. Lau Kata Kati is played on an hourglass-shaped board. Lines indicate permitted moves.

2. Each player selects 9 BEADs the colour of their choice.

3. BEADs are placed on the intersections of the triangle closets to the player, leaving only the middle point empty.

4. Players decide who begins the game by rolling a die.

1. In turns, each player moves one BEAD along the marked lines to an adjacent empty point.

2. Players capture BEADs by jumping over an opponent’s BEAD and landing on an empty intersection beyond it, following the lines on the board.

3. Captures must be chained together if, upon jumping over an opponent’s BEAD and capturing it, the player is adjacent to another BEAD with an empty intersection beyond it.

4. Players must capture a BEAD if the move is available. If more than one capture is possible, the player can choose which capture to make.

5. Captured BEADs are removed from the board.

1. To win the game, a player must capture all their opponent's BEADs or form a position so that their opponent is unable to move.

2. If neither player can capture more BEADs, the player who has the most BEADs on the board wins.

1. Lau kata kati is a two-player abstract strategy game coming from India, specifically from Lower Bengal, United Provinces, Karwi Subdivision where it is called Kowwu Dunki.

2. This game is similar to that of Felli, and is a version of Alquerque. Lau Kata Kati is played with 9 pieces on each side, on a board in the shape of an hourglass. The board is similar in layout to that of Felli, but slightly larger, with the nine pieces of each player being arrayed in three rows.