There are many alternate names: Fox and Hounds, Fox and Geese, Fox and Dogs, Wolf and Sheep, Hounds and Hare or Devil and Tailors.

The game is played on a chess board sized 8x8 starting with 4 black checkers (the wolves) on one side and a single white checker (the sheep) on the other side.

The wolves hunt the sheep. The sheep moves diagonally one field range forward or backward onto an empty adjacent square per turn. Wolves can only move diagonally one field forward onto an empty adjacent square.

There is no capturing by jumping and no stacking of checkers.

Sheep wins by reaching the other side of the board. Wolves win by blocking the sheep such that it cannot move anymore.

A simple game to teach children (as it is actually done in schools).