The standard Hoyle; a complete guide and reliable authority upon all games of chance or skill now played in the United States, whether of native or foreign introduction (1912)
[Phillips, Barnet], 1828-1905, [from old catalog] comp · New York, Excelsior publishing house · leaf 449
(it beinghis turn to move) has all his pieces so blocked that he cannot move any,or until all his pieces are captured (see Capturing). The player who isblocked, or who has no piece left on the board, loses the game. If neither player can obtain sufficient advantage in force or position toenable him… … BLACK. * MOVING. A move is made by pushing a man from the square on which he starjct* DRA UGHTS. 445 to an adjacent unoccupied square of the same color, right or left. Themove is always forward—1. e., when Black moves, the man approachesthe word White (see A, Diagram 2), and when White moves,…
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