Dejarik Rules Collection

THE COMPLETE RULES FOR DEJARIK
Compiled By Blake Whitlow

Introduction & The Pieces
Greetings!
This is my complete collection of fan-made and officially licensed Dejarik / Holochess rules.
Scouring the corners of the internet from 2016-2019, I have found every scrap of Dejarik lore
and ruleset I can. Presented to you here are those rulesets. I took liberties with the terminology
used across all these different rules and tried to create a single lexicon of terms, to promote
uniformity and ease of learning and play.
It should also be noted that a great deal of these rulesets are greatly influenced and inspired by
an early ruleset developed by a man named Mike Kelly. This spawned a sort of family tree of
other rulesets. To note which of these rulesets are related to Mike Kelly’s, I have noted at the
end of a section with (MK vX. Differences:). This is to show the continued interpretation, expansion,
and evolution of the original Mike Kelly rules and how they differ from the original.
There are two official rulesets licensed by Disney: Jedi Challenge’s and Galaxy’s Edge. These
two rulesets are vastly different but both provide interesting and strategic gameplay.
The rest of the rulesets were made by individual fans, who passionately poured their time and
energy into making something fun, exploring an enticing and (until recently) unexplained corner
of the Star Wars universe. I have listed all of them from newest to oldest, with links to the
original posts and I intend to keep this document updated, showed new rulesets arise.
At the end of this document is a Glossary of gameplay terms which can be used in virtually
every ruleset. Also included are honorable mentions. These were fan-made rulesets that were
either unplayable, broken in some way, or were not actually designed to be played on a board
with pieces.
Without any further ado, here are the pieces of Dejarik!
The game of Dejarik is played with various aliens, monsters, and creatures. Some variants do
not require the classic creature pieces and instead opt for a more abstract approach and use
simple chess pieces.
NAME LORE IMAGE
Mantellian A reptilian species of semi-sentient brutes native to the planet Ord

Savrip Mantell. Their sentience was a contentious subject to xenobiologist
from the Core Worlds. Often believed to be simply a very cunning
non-sentient animal by many Mantellians, the Savrips were
technologically primitive, and had their own informal language.
Preferring to wear clothing and wielding simple tools and weapons,
some Savrips had learned to speak accented Basic. Savrips were
naturally inclined to combat, and this, coupled with their unusual
language, only fostered the notion that they were unintelligent.
During the colonization of Ord Mantell, sanctioned killings of the
Savrip species nearly drove the race to extinction. Many were
hunted or exported, and by the time of the Galactic Empire few
Savrips remained on Ord Mantell, keeping to themselves in the
Scraplands. Savrip meat was also enjoyed by some, with plans to
breed them for food on Ord Mantell. However, this plan failed due to
the intervention of Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn.
Kintan Kintan striders were originally native to the Endless Wastes of

Strider Kintan. Their ferocity made them a respected adversary to
generations of ancient Nikto orders. On their homeworld, striders
became extinct due to a combination of pollution and over-hunting.
It proved to be one of the last creatures to have died at the hands of
the Nikto on Kintan. Quick and agile, their exceptional healing
capabilities made them formidable opponents, allowing them to
survive seemingly mortal blows whereupon they swiftly recovered
enough to bring like aggression to their attacker. The creatures had
been transported, bred, and domesticated on other worlds long
before their demise on Kintan, however, thus preserving the species
offworld.
Monnok The Monnok was a dangerous, semi-sentient desert predator from

the world of Socorro. Intelligent enough to create spears, clubs, and
some simplistic tools, the Monnok were respected by Socorran
nomads for their hunting ability. It was not believed, however, that
the Monnok had developed a true language. These mostly solitary
hunters stood as tall as 2.3 meters and lived primarily on a diet of
druyza and mutrioks. They were mostly found in the Rym Mountains
and Doaba Badlands of Socorro. Smugglers considered the sight of
a Monnok to signify the beginning of a dangerous, but greatly
rewarding journey.
Ng’ok The Ng'ok, commonly known as Ng'ok war beasts, were

foul-tempered creatures and were usually accompanied by an awful
smell. They were equipped with two razor-sharp retractable claws
and a tiny lashing tail. They were commonly used in many systems
by owners to guard and to frighten off potential attackers.
Ghhhk The Ghhhk lived in the trees of Bith. Rising with the dawn, they
screeched mating calls across the jungle. They were used by the
local Bith population for extracting or 'milking' oil from their skins.
This oil was often used as a healing salve.
K’lor’slug K'lor'slugs were carnivorous hunters, native to the swamps on their

homeworld of Noe'ha'on (also found on Korriban and Taris),
possessing keen olfactory and visual senses in addition to a deadly
venom. For reproduction, the creatures could lay more than 300
eggs in a single birthing period. When hatched, the young k'lor'slug
was immediately ravenous for food. In addition to their
aggressiveness, these creatures were considered pests aboard
starships. They were known to invade the darkest spots on
unsanitary space vehicles and breed. When dealing with more than
300 eggs hatching, an infestation aboard a space vehicle would
become harder to control—and more potentially fatal—the longer it
was tolerated.
Houjix The Houjix was a fierce-looking creature that lived on Kinyen,
homeworld of the Gran. They were mild creatures and were often
used as loyal, but cowardly pets.
Grimtaash Grimtaash the Molator was a figure from Alderaanian myth.

the Molator According to legend, The Molator protected the royal family of
Alderaan from traitors, blinding them in frightening flashes of light.
Grimtaash is the latest incarnation of The Molator.
Karkath A karkath was a piece used in dejarik. When playing dejarik with
Kaasha Bateen, Lobot lost his karkath, despite warning from Lando ???
Calrissian.
"Your karkath is in…" - Lando Calrissian, Last Shot
Bulbous One of two unused pieces for the Star Wars IV: A New Hope’s
Cyclops Dejarik scene. They were briefly included in Solo: A Star Wars
Story, when Tobias Beckett shows Chewbacca how to strategize.
Chewbacca gets angry and smashes the table, which is
(in-universe) why those two pieces are missing from all future
Dejarik games in the Millenium Falcon. These two pieces must be
additionally bought pieces by Lando, since most other games of
Dejarik seen in-universe have only featured the classic eight.
Scrimp One of two unused pieces for the Star Wars IV: A New Hope’s
Dejarik scene. They were briefly included in Solo: A Star Wars
Story, when Tobias Beckett shows Chewbacca how to strategize.
Chewbacca gets angry and smashes the table, which is
(in-universe) why those two pieces are missing from all future
Dejarik games in the Millenium Falcon. These two pieces must be
additionally bought pieces by Lando, since most other games of
Dejarik seen in-universe have only featured the classic eight.
Nicole Simeone (August 2019)
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Setup
● Dejarik is played with 2 Players.
● Players need: a set of polyhedral dice each, Dejarik pieces, and a Dejarik Board.
● Players decide which team they will be playing as: Red or Blue.
● Randomly determine the first player, rolling off with the dice.
● Each player (beginning with the first player) will take turns placing one of their pieces on
the board. Place pieces in the four space in the Outer Orbit opposite to each other.
● Once all pieces are placed, players are ready to begin playing.
Objective
A player wins by defeating all of their opponent’s pieces OR scoring a predetermined
number of points.
The Board
● A Dejarik Board is circular. It is made of 25 spaces divided into three rings, called Orbits,
and 12 segments, called Rays.
● There is an Outer Orbit (12 spaces), a Middle Orbit (12 spaces), and a central Orbit (1
space). The central Orbit is called The Dejarik. If a piece enters The Dejarik, that player
gains 1 point.
● A Ray is all the spaces that make a straight path from one side of the board to the other
(5 spaces).
The Pieces & Abilities

● Dejarik is played with four pieces, each with its own unique abilities.
● The players sit on opposite sides of the board, each controlling their four pieces.
● The pieces are: The Brute, The Predator, The Scout, and The Guardian.
● Actions: This is how many Actions a piece can make when used.
● Combat: This is the type of polyhedral dice used when Attacking or Defending.
● Prone: This is the type of polyhedral dice used when Attacking or Defending while
Prone. In the Scout’s case, they do not roll, and instead use a value of 1.
● Points: This is how many points the piece is worth when Killed.
ABILITY CHART (Nicole Simeone)
TYPE Brute Predator Scout Guardian
TEAMS Kintan Strider Ghhhk Houjix Grimtaash the Molator
Mantellian Savrip K’lor’slug Ng’ok Monnok
ACTIONS 1 2 3 2
COMBAT d12 d8 d4 d6
PRONE d8 d6 1 d4
POINTS 8 6 2 4
Play & Actions

● On a turn, there are three actions a player can make with their pieces: Move, Attack, or
Stand Up.
(i.e. With one of their pieces, a player can move twice, attack twice, move then attack,
attack then move, etc.)
● Move: A piece can be moved 1 space. Only move orthogonally, not diagonally. Diagonal
pieces are not considered adjacent. A piece cannot move into a space currently
occupied by another ally piece. If a piece enters The Dejarik, that player gains 1 point.
● Attack: To make an Attack action, a player must move their piece to occupy the same
space as an opponent’s piece. The Attacker and Defender roll their piece’s Combat dice
and compare results.
● Compare the dice results to the Battle Results Chart.
BATTLE RESULTS CHART (Mike Kelly)
IF... THEN...
...the Attacker beats the Defender by double or more... ...the Defender’s piece is Killed.
...the Attacker beats the Defender by less than double... ...the Defender’s piece is Pushed.
...the Attacker and Defender tie... ...the Defender’s piece is Pushed.
...the Defender beats the Attacker by 6 or less... ...nothing happens.
...the Defender beats the Attacker by 7 or more... ...the Attacker’s piece is knocked Prone.
● If a piece is Killed, that means that the attacking piece wins and the defending piece is
removed from the board. The Attacker is rewarded with the defeated piece’s Points
value.
● If a piece is Pushed, that means a piece is relocated into an adjacent unoccupied
space. The space chosen is decided by the Attacker. Pieces can be Pushed off the edge
of the board, in which case they are Killed. Pieces cannot be Pushed into an occupied
space.
● If a piece is Prone, that means it is laid on its side and must use its Prone dice when
defending. A Prone piece cannot make Move or Attack actions. The only action a Prone
piece can make is Stand Up
● Prone and Stand Up: If a piece is knocked Prone, it is laid on its back. Prone pieces
cannot Move or Attack and they their Prone dice when defending. The only action a
Prone piece can make is to Stand Up.
Galaxy’s Edge (June 2019)
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Setup
● Players need: Dejarik pieces and a Dejarik Board.
● Players decide which team they will be playing as: Red or Blue.
● The youngest player is the first player.
● Each player will place their teams pieces on the board.
Objective
A player wins by defeating all of their opponent’s pieces.
The Board
space). The central Orbit is called The Dejarik. Pieces cannot be moved into The
Dejarik.
(5 spaces).
The Pieces
● Dejarik is played with four pieces, each with its own unique movement and attack
abilities.
ABILITY CHART (Galaxy’s Edge)
TEAMS Kintan Strider Ng’ok Houjix Monnok
Mantellian Savrip K’lor’slug Ghhhk Grimtaash the Molator
MOVEMEN 1 space orthogonally or 2 spaces in Orbit 2 spaces in Orbit 1 space in Ray, then 2
T diagonally. OR OR spaces in Orbit
1 space in Ray. 1 space diagonally.. (like an L-shape).
In the Outer Orbit, this
piece may move to the This piece can jump This piece can move off
opposite end of the over other pieces. the start point and back
Ray, as if it was going again.
backwards off the
board to the other side.
ATTACK 1 space orthogonally or 1 space in Ray, then 2 1 space in Ray. 2 spaces in Orbit.
RANGE diagonally. spaces in Orbit
(like an L-shape). Can attack before or after
Cannot attack a piece moving, but can only
that has not moved attack once.
from its starting
position.
Play & Abilities

● On a turn, a player must make one action with one of their pieces.
● There are two actions a player can make with their pieces: Move or Attack.
● Movement represents the number of spaces a piece must move when making a Move
action. A piece must be moved the full amount of spaces indicated by its Movement
ability. Pieces cannot be moved into The Dejarik.
● Attack Range represents how a piece can attack an opponent. If an opponent is in a
piece’s Attack Range, then the attacking piece can take that opponent’s piece by moving
to the same space and displacing the opposing piece there.
● Chain Attacks: After an Attacker has been moved, if another opponent’s piece is in the
Attacker’s Attack Range, it may make a subsequent Attack action for free. This can be
done numerous times as long as it is the same piece that first attacked and opposing
pieces are in its Attack Range.
Sudden Death
If a player only has one piece remaining, and they fail to take an opponent’s piece in 3
turns, then they lose the game. Each time they acquire an opponent’s piece, the 3 turn
counter is reset.
(Official Rules)
Jedi Challenges (November 2017)
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Setup
● Players need: Damage Tokens, Dejarik pieces, and a Dejarik Board.
● Players pick their four pieces (no limit on how many of each piece, or if the opponent
also has the same pieces).
Objective
The Board
space). The central Orbit is called The Dejarik.
(5 spaces).
● Dejarik is played with eight pieces, each with its own unique capabilities.
● The players sit on opposite sides of the board, each controlling four of the pieces.
● Both players can have multiples of the same pieces.
● Health ratings represent the amount of damage the piece can absorb before being
removed from the board.
● Attack ratings represent the amount of damage the piece inflicts when attacking.
● Range ratings indicate how far away a piece may attack.
● Movement ratings represent the number of spaces a piece may move. Only move
orthogonally, not diagonally. Diagonal pieces are not considered adjacent. Pieces cannot
be moved into a space currently occupied by another piece. A piece cannot move into a
space, then immediately back into the space it just departed.
● Special Abilities are unique rules specific to a piece. An Active Special Ability means it
replaces the pieces normal Attack action. A Passive Special Ability means it happens
automatically.
● The pieces are: The Mantellian Savrip, The Kintan Strider, The Ghhhk, Grimtaash
the Molator, The Monnok, The Ng’ok, The Houjix, The K’lor’slug.
ABILITY CHART (Jedi Challenges)
PIECE HEALTH ATTACK RANGE MOVEMEN SPECIAL

T
Savrip 9 8 1 1 None.
Houjix 8 4 1 4 None.
Kintan 8 4 1 2 Recovery: When hurt, regenerate 2 Health at the

end of a turn. Passive.
K’lor’slug 4 3 5 1 None.
Ghhhk 4 2 1 2 Heal: Can heal one adjacent piece to full health.

Active.
Monnok 6 6 2 1 Reach: Attack two adjacent pieces. Passive.
Ng’ok 6 4 1 2 Double Attack: Attacks twice on the same turn,

targeting the same or different opponents. Passive.
Molator 4 2 3 1 Stun: Attack stuns for two turns, must recharge

one turn to reuse. Active.
Play
● There are two parts to a players turn: Attacking and Moving. On a turn, a player may
Move and then Attack or Attack and then Move. Active Special Abilities replace a
piece’s normal attack action.
● Attacking: To make an Attack action, a player’s piece must be positioned adjacent and
in Range to an opponent’s piece (Range 1 pieces are immediately adjacent). The
attacking player takes the Attack rating of their piece and inflicts that many Health
damage to the opposing piece (use Damage Tokens to track lost Health). If the opposing
piece loses all its Health, it is Defeated and removed from the board.
Special Abilities
● Recovery: When hurt, regenerate 2 Health at the end of a turn. This is a Passive
Special Ability that happens automatically.
● Heal: Can heal one adjacent piece to full health. This is an Active Special Ability that
replaces ones normal Attack action.
● Reach: Attack two adjacent pieces. This is a Passive Special Ability that happens
automatically.
● Double Attack: Attacks twice on the same turn, targeting the same or different
opponents. This is a Passive Special Ability that happens automatically.
● Stun: Attack stuns for two turns, must recharge one turn to reuse. This is an Active
Special Ability that replaces ones normal Attack action.
● The Mantellian Savrip, The Houjix, and The K’lor’slug do not have Special Abilities.
These pieces instead have high ratings in other categories. The Savrip has exceptionally
high Health and Attack. The Houjix has high Health, Movement, and Attack. The
K’lor’slug has high Range.
(Official Rules)
No Name Publishing (June 2017)
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Setup
● Players need: 8 6-sided dice (d6) each, Dejarik pieces, and a Dejarik Board.
● Beginning with the first player, each player selects one Power, Offense, Defense, and
Mobile piece.
Objective
The Board
(5 spaces).
The Pieces
● Dejarik is played with eight pieces, each with its own unique movement, defensive, and
offensive capabilities.
● Power pieces have high ratings in all three abilities.
The two Power pieces are the Mantellian Savrip and the Monnok.
● Offense pieces have high Attack ratings.
The two Offense pieces are the Houjix and Ghhhk.
● Defense pieces have high Defense ratings.
The two Defense pieces are the Kintan Strider and the Ng’ok.
● Mobile pieces have high Movement ratings.
The two Mobile pieces are the K’lor’slug and Grimtaash the Molator.
ABILITY CHART (No Name Publishing)
TYPE POWER OFFENSE DEFENSE MOBILE
PIECE SAVRIP MONNOK HOUJIX GHHHK KINTAN NG’OK KLORSLUG MOLATO

R
ATTACK 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 1
DEFENSE 3 2 1 2 3 3 1 2
MOVEMENT 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 3
Play & Abilities

● On a turn, a player must make two actions with their pieces.
● There are three actions a player can make with their pieces: Move, Attack, or Stand
Up.
(i.e. With one of their pieces, a player can move twice, attack twice, move then attack, or
attack then move. With two or their pieces, a player can move once with two pieces,
move with one piece and attack with another, or attack once with two pieces.)
ability. Only move orthogonally, not diagonally. Diagonal pieces are not considered
adjacent. Pieces cannot be moved into a space currently occupied by another piece. A
piece cannot move into a space, then immediately back into the space it just departed.
● Attack represents the number of d6’s the owner of that piece rolls when making an
Attack action. To make an Attack action, a player’s piece must be positioned adjacent to
an opponents. Declare an Attack action on the adjacent piece.
○ Flanking: The Attacker is flanking if two or more of their pieces are adjacent to
the Defender. If the Attacker is flanking, that piece rolls one additional d6.
● Defense represents the number of d6’s a player must roll when their piece is being
attacked by an opponent. Defending is not an action a player can take. It is what a
player will do when being attacked by the opposing player.
○ Reinforced: The Defender is Reinforced if one or more of their pieces are
adjacent to it. If the Defender is Reinforced, that piece rolls one additional d6.
● When attacking or defending, roll the combating pieces respective number of dice.
BATTLE RESULTS CHART (No Name Publishing)
IF... THEN...
...the Attacker beats the Defender by 5 or more... ...the Defender’s piece is Killed.
...the Attacker beats the Defender by 4 or less... ...the Defender’s piece is Pushed.
...the Attacker and Defender tie... ...the Attacker’s piece is Pushed.
...the Defender beats the Attacker by 4 or less... ...the Attacker’s piece is Counter-pushed.
...the Defender beats the Attacker by 5 or more... ...the Attacker’s piece is Counter-killed.
removed from the board. A Counter-kill is when the defending piece wins against the
Attacker.
space. The space chosen is decided by the one who is pushing. A Counter-push is
when the defending piece wins against the Attacker.
● Prone and Stand Up: If a piece cannot be Pushed or Counter-pushed due to being
blocked in on all sides, that piece is knocked Prone instead. Prone pieces are laid on
their backs. Prone pieces cannot Move or Attack and they roll one d6 less when
defending. The only action a Prone piece can make is to Stand Up.
Sudden Death
● If each player only has one piece remaining the two pieces move to The Dejarik.
● Players take turns attacking each other until a Kill or Counter-kill happens.
● Whichever players piece survives, this player has won Dejarik.
(MK v5. Differences: Piece Types and abilities, actions can be split between two pieces, Flanking, Reinforcing, Prone condition,
Stand Up action, Battle Result Chart.)
No Name Publishing Variants
Corellian Dejarik
● Play proceeds as normal with the following change:
● When setting up, instead of each player picking one piece of each type, players will
randomly determine who gets what pieces, rolling off with the dice for each piece.
Imperial Dejarik
● Play proceeds as normal with the following changes:
● All pieces have equal ability ratings of Attack 2, Defense 2, and Movement 2.
(This makes Flanking and Reinforcement all the more critical to achieve victory.)
● A piece in The Dejarik gains one additional d6 when attacking or defending.
Noth (June 2017)
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Setup
● Randomly determine who gets what pieces, rolling off with the dice for each piece.
● Place pieces in the four space in the Outer Orbit opposite to each other. Randomly
determine which piece goes in each space.
Objective
The Board
(5 spaces).
The Pieces
● Middle pieces have mid-range ratings in all three abilities.
The two Middle pieces are the Houjix and Ghhhk.
● Defense pieces have high Defense ratings, but low Attack.
● Offense pieces have high Attack ratings, but low Defense.
The two Offense pieces are the K’lor’slug and Grimtaash the Molator.
● These eight are the most commonly used pieces. A variety of additional pieces exist,
including starships, droids, mythical warriors, gravball personalities, and politicians
(politicians being the most popular variant pieces). These variant pieces also may have
different abilities than the basic Attack, Defense, and Movement.
ABILITY CHART (Noth)
TYPE POWER MIDDLE DEFENSE OFFENSE

R
ATTACK 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 3
DEFENSE 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 1
MOVEMENT 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 3
Play & Abilities

● On a turn, a player must make two actions with one of their pieces.
attack then move.)
adjacent. Pieces cannot be moved into a space currently occupied by another piece.
Pieces can jump over other pieces (jumping counts as moving only a single space, not
two).
BATTLE RESULTS CHART (Noth)
IF... THEN...
...the Attacker and Defender tie... ...the Attacker and Defender’s pieces Retreat.
Attacker.
when the defending piece wins against the Attacker. If a piece cannot be Pushed or
Counter-pushed due to being blocked in on all sides, it counts as a Kill instead.
● When Retreating, the Defender and Attacker simultaneously Push each other into new
spaces. Players cannot Push either piece into the space they were currently occupying.
Sudden Death
(MK v4. Differences: Piece abilities, moving allows jumping, Retreating, Pushed pieces blocked in are Killed, Battle Chart)
Variant: Vrax Dejarik

● Play proceeds as normal with the following change:
● After setting pieces on the board, each player randomly determines one of their pieces to
be a King.
● Objective: A player wins by Killing their opponent's King.
Steve & Ian Martin (2017) (Currently revising)
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Setup
● Players need: custom 2 sets of 2-through-8-sided dice, Dejarik pieces, and a Dejarik
Board.
Objective
The Board
(5 spaces).
The Pieces
ABILITY CHART (Mike Kelly)

R
ATTACK 6 6 4 4 2 3 7 8
DEFENSE 6 5 4 3 7 8 3 2
MOVEMENT 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 2
Play & Abilities

attack then move.)
IF... THEN...
...the Attacker and Defender tie... ...the Attacker’s piece is Counter-pushed.
Attacker.
Sudden Death
(MK v1)
Joe Lutovsky (2016)
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Setup
● Players need: a set of polyhedral dice each, an Initiative Token, 5 Score Tokens, Dejarik
pieces, and a Dejarik Board.
● Set the Score Tokens to the side of the board in a line.
● Both players begin with 2 points each. The token in the middle is “blank” until a player
scores it.
Objective
A player wins by defeating all of their opponent’s pieces or scoring five points.
The Board
(5 spaces).
The Pieces
● Dejarik is played with four pieces, each with its own unique movement and abilities.
ABILITY CHART (Joe Lutovsky)
ATTACK d4 d6 d8 d12
MOVEMEN 3 2 2 1
T
SPECIAL Can only be defeated None. None. None.

by being Pushed off of
the board.
If the Brute loses a
battle by double or
more, it is pushed
instead of being
defeated.
Play & Abilities

● Play proceeds in a series of Rounds.
● At the beginning of the first Round, the first player should have the Initiative Token.
● Each Round, each piece must be used once before it can be used again. So a player
must use all of their pieces they currently have on the board before they can use the
same piece again.
● Players will take turns using one of their pieces until a player has no more pieces to use.
The other player then uses their remaining pieces that Round.
● Once all pieces have been used, the Round ends.
● A player that controls a piece in The Dejarik at the end of a Round gains 1 point.
● If a winner hasn’t been determined, then the player with the Initiative Token passes it to
his opponent and a new Round begins.
● Movement represents the number of spaces a piece must move if used. A piece must
be moved the full amount of spaces indicated by its Movement ability. Only move
orthogonally, not diagonally. Diagonal pieces are not considered adjacent. Pieces cannot
be moved into a space currently occupied by another ally piece.
● Attack represents the type of polyhedral dice the owner of that piece rolls when making
an Attack action. To make an Attack action, a player’s piece must be moved into a space
occupied by an opponent’s piece. If a piece still has Movement left after attacking an
opponent’s piece it can continue to move.
● When attacking or defending, roll the combating pieces respective dice.
BATTLE RESULTS CHART (Joe Lutovsky)
IF... THEN...
...the Attacker beats the Defender by double or more... ...the Defender’s piece is Killed.
...the Attacker beats the Defender by less than double... ...the Defender’s piece is Pushed.
...the Attacker and Defender tie... ...the Defender’s piece is Pushed.
...the Defender beats the Attacker by less than double... ...nothing happens.
...the Defender beats the Attacker by double or more... ...the Attacker’s piece is knocked Prone.
removed from the board. A player that Kills an opponent’s piece gains 1 point.
space (or off the board, in the Brute’s case). The space chosen is decided by the one
who is pushing. A piece cannot be Pushed into an occupied space.
● When Pushed, if there is no available adjacent spaces, then that piece is knocked
Prone. Prone pieces are laid on their backs. The only action a Prone piece can make is
Move to stand back up.
Scoring
● The 5 Score Tokens are a tug-o-war between the two players. After a player scores the
first point, every gained point thereafter will mean the other player loses a point.
● A player that controls a piece in The Dejarik at the end of a Round gains 1 point.
● A player that Kills an opponent’s piece gains 1 point.
(MK v3. Differences: Tug o’ War point system, 5 point win condition, four pieces instead of eight, polyhedral dice combat, piece
abilities, Rounds, Battle Result Chart, Prone condition.)
Brad Bambara (September 2015)
https://bradbambara.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/design-exercise-dejarik/
Setup
● Players need: Dejarik (or Chess) pieces and a Dejarik Board.
● Randomly determine the first player.
● Place pieces in the four space in the Outer Orbit opposite to each other.
Objective
A player wins by starting their turn with their Brute (King) in The Dejarik.
The Board
(5 spaces).
The Pieces
● Dejarik is played with four pieces, each with its own unique movement and abilities.
ABILITY CHART (Brad Bambara)
TYPE Brute (King) Predator (Knight) Scout (Pawn) Guardian (Queen)
MOVEMEN 1 space orthogonally 1 space diagonally, then Any distance orthogonally 1 space diagonally
T 0-4 spaces along the
same Orbit.
SPECIAL None None Cannot Capture. Can protect orthogonally

Can Push one piece adjacent ally pieces from
multiple spaces. being Captured.
Cannot protect a piece from
being Pushed.
Cannot protect itself.
● The three states a piece can be in are:

○ Captured: The piece was just Captured during the opponents last turn.
○ Inactive: The piece has been Captured on a previous turn, and is off the board,
waiting to Activate.
○ Active: The piece is on the board and is able to Move/Capture.
Play, Capturing, & Activation

● On a turn, a player first must return all Captured pieces to the owner.
● Then a player must take one action with one of their pieces. After taking an action, the
player’s turn is over.
● There are two actions a player can make with their pieces: Move/Capture or Activate.
● Move/Capture: A player uses any of their Active pieces to move or Capture, according
to that piece’s rules. To Capture a piece, a player simply moves one of their pieces into a
space that is occupied by an opponent’s piece. When a piece is Captured, remove it
from the board. It is in the Captured state until the beginning of the captor’s next turn, at
which time it becomes Inactive for the owner.
● Activate: A player deploys one Inactive piece on any open space in the Outer Orbit.
Push
To push a piece, simply move the Scout until it is orthogonally adjacent to an ally or
opponent’s piece, then continue to move in that direction with that piece being pushed
ahead. Since the Scout can only move orthogonally, it can only push other pieces along
the same Orbit or Ray it is currently on. It can push ally pieces or opponent pieces, but
only one piece at a time. As soon as another piece is in the way, the push ends.
The Zugzwang Rule

Pieces are not allowed to make moves that don’t change anything.
Examples of Piece Movement

Brute (King)
Predator (Knight)
Scout (Pawn)
Guardian (Queen)
(Based on Chess)
Tim Ballard (August 2014)
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Setup
● Players need: a 20-sided dice (d20) each, damage counters, Dejarik pieces, and a
Dejarik Board.
● Players pick four pieces. Players can do this randomly, draft, or take the suggested
starting team pieces.
● Randomly determine who will place their pieces first, rolling off with the dice.
● The player will place all of their pieces on the board, followed by the other player. Place
pieces in the four space in the Outer Orbit opposite to each other.
● Players are ready to begin playing.
Objective
The Board
(5 spaces).
● Dejarik is played with eight pieces, each with its own unique movement, defensive,
offensive, and special capabilities.
● Hit Points (HP) represents how much damage a piece can withstand before being
Killed. When a piece’s HP is reduced to 0, the piece is defeated and removed from the
board.
● Defense represents how hard the piece is to hit in combat. An Attacker must roll this
number or higher to hit the Defender and deal damage.
● Attack represents how effective the piece is in combat. When a piece makes an attack,
roll 1d20, and add the result with the piece’s Attack modifier. If the result equals or
exceeds the enemy’s Defense, the attack hits.
● Damage is how much damage the piece deals when an attack hits.
● Special Abilities are any special attacks, qualities, or limits a piece has. Special abilities
can override the general rules.
● Speed represents the maximum number of spaces a piece can move.
ABILITY CHART (Tim Ballard)
TEAMS RED PLAYER BLUE PLAYER
PIECE SAVRIP KINTAN GHHHK MOLATOR MONNOK NG’OK HOUJIX KLORSLUG
HP 80 70 60 70 70 70 60 70
DEFENSE 15 17 14 11 16 18 13 12
ATTACK +6 +4 +7 +10 +5 +3 +8 +9
DAMAGE 20 30 20 20 20 20 10 20
SPEED 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3
SPECIAL ABILITY CHART
SPECIAL Double Charging Cleave Cunning Double Clamp Double Opportunist

ABILITIES Attack Assault Attack Attack Attack
Rend +10 Regeneration Paralysis Mighty Parry Damage Bodyguard Poison +10
+10 Swing Reduction
-10
EVOLVED Immobiling Acrobatic Painful Death Smugglers Blood Counter Mobile

Variant Red Screech Strike Luck Thirsty Attack Attack
Rounds & Turns

● Play proceeds in a series of Rounds.
● At the beginning of a Round both players roll 1d20 to see who has initiative. The player
with the highest decides who goes first in that Round.
● Each Round, each piece must be used once before it can be used again. So a player
must use all of their pieces they currently have on the board before they can use the
same piece again.
● Players will take turns using one of their pieces until a player has no more pieces to use.
The other player then uses their remaining pieces that Round.
● There are four actions a player can make with their pieces:
1. Move and Attack.
2. Attack and Move.
3. Move twice.
4. Use a Special Ability.
Moving & Attacking

● Moving: Pieces are moved according to their Speed rating. Players may move pieces
through a space occupied by other pieces they control. A piece cannot move through
spaces occupied by the opposing player’s pieces. Moving orthogonally costs a piece 1 of
its Speed. Diagonal movement costs 2 of its Speed. Diagonal pieces are not considered
adjacent.
● Attacking: To make an Attack, a player’s piece must be positioned adjacent to an
opponents. A player cannot attack their own pieces, however this does not prohibit
the use of Special Abilities that also harm allies caught in their area, only attacks.
To attack, Declare an Attack on the adjacent piece. Roll 1d20, and add the result with
the piece’s Attack modifier. If the result equals or exceeds the enemy’s Defense, the
attack hits. If the attack hits, subtract the Attackers Damage rating from the Defenders
HP.
● Critical Hit: If an attacking player rolls a natural 20 (unmodified by dice) the attack hits,
regardless of how high the Defender’s Defense rating is. Also, the Attackers Damage is
doubled for the Critical Hit.
● Critical Fail: If an attacking player rolls a natural 1 (unmodified by dice) the attack
automatically misses, no matter how high the bonus on the attack roll is.
Special Abilities
● Most Special Abilities are automatic. They either always work or they work under certain
conditions.
● Save: Many Special Abilities require a piece to save against a listed number to avoid or
reduce an adverse effect. Roll 1d20. If the result of the roll equals or exceeds the listed
number, the save succeeds. As with attacks, a roll of natural 20 on a save is an
automatic success, and a roll of natural 1 is an automatic failure. Saves are not optional,
and players cannot voluntarily choose to fail them.
Bodyguard: If an adjacent allied piece would take damage from an attack, a Bodyguard piece can take the
damage instead, even if it is not a legal target for the Attacker. A Bodyguard piece can’t use this special
ability when an adjacent ally takes damage from something other than an attack.
Charging Assault +10: Instead of taking its normal turn, this piece can move up to twice its speed and, after
moving, make an attack on the same turn against an adjacent enemy. It must move at least 1 space to use
this special ability. This attack gets a +10 bonus to Damage. This ability must be declared at the start of this
player’s turn.
Clamp: An enemy hit by this piece’s attack takes +10 damage and cannot move this round. The Defender
can avoid this effect with a save of 11.
Cleave: Once per turn, if this piece defeats an adjacent enemy by making an attack, it can make an
immediate attack against another adjacent enemy.
Cunning Attack: This piece gets a +4 bonus to Attack and a +10 bonus to Damage against an enemy who
has not activated this round.
Damage Reduction -10: When this piece would take damage, reduce the damage dealt by 10. Resolve this
ability only after all Bodyguard decisions have been made.
Double Attack: On its turn, if this piece attacks without moving first, it then has the option either to move
normally or to make an extra attack. The extra attack can be against the same enemy as the original attack,
or another opposing piece. This ability must be declared at the start of the player’s turn.
Mighty Swing: On its turn, if this piece doesn’t move any distance, it gets a +10 bonus to Damage against
adjacent enemies.
Opportunist: This piece gets a +4 bonus to Attack and a +10 bonus to Damage against an enemy who has
already been used this Round.
Paralysis: If this piece hits a living enemy, it can temporarily paralyze its prey. The paralyzed piece is
considered used, so the owning player cannot use it again until the next Round (i.e. that piece skips its turn
that Round). The Defender can avoid this effect with a save of 11.
Parry: When this piece is hit by an attack, it can avoid the damage with a save of 11. The defending player
must decide to use this Special Ability or not immediately after the attack hits.
Poison +10: This piece gets a +10 bonus to Damage whenever it hits an opponent’s piece. The Defender
can avoid the extra damage with a save of 11.
Regeneration +10: If this piece does not move any distance on its turn, it removes 10 damage from itself at
the end of its turn. Regeneration can’t raise this piece’s HP above its starting amount.
Rend +10: This special ability applies to some pieces that can make more than one attack against an
adjacent enemy. If two of the piece’s attacks hit the same adjacent enemy in a turn, the second hit gets a
+10 bonus to Damage.
(Based on The Star Wars Miniatures Game)

Tim Ballard Variants
Dejarik Evolved
● Play proceeds as normal with the following additions:
● Any piece in The Dejarik has the Draw Fire Special Ability, while they are there.
● Any piece in the Middle Orbit has the Swarm Special Ability, while they are there.
● Each piece has an additional Special Ability.
Acrobatic: Ignores opponent pieces when moving.
Blood Thirsty: This piece gets +10 Damage on attacks against opponent pieces that have half or less than its
starting HP.
Counter Attack: Whenever this piece is hit by an attack, make a save of 11. On a success, this defending piece can
immediately make an attack against that Attacker.
Death Strike: +10 Damage against an enemy that is adjacent to an allied piece.
Draw Fire: If an opponent’s piece attacks an ally, you can force that opponent to target this piece instead (provided
that opponent can choose this piece as a target). The Attacker can resist this effect with a save of 11. You must
decide to use this ability before the Attacker makes the attack.
Immobilizing Rend: If both of this piece's attacks hit the same enemy, that enemy cannot move this Round.
Mobile Attack: Can move both before and after attacking.
Painful Screech: Replaces attacks: -10 HP to each piece within 3 spaces.
Smuggler’s Luck: If this piece is adjacent to an ally at the start of a round, roll twice for initiative.
Swarm +2: +2 Attack against an opponent’s piece for each allied piece adjacent to that opponent.
The Power Pair

● The first player takes the Ng’ok and places it in The Dejarik. They then take Grimtaash
the Molator and places him in any space in the Middle Orbit.
● The second player takes one of any of the remaining pieces and places it anywhere in
the Outer Orbit.
● Play proceeds as normal, except the second player cannot attack Grimtaash the Molator
at any point as long as the Ng’ok lives.
● Once the second player’s first piece is defeated, begin again with one of the remaining
five pieces. Any damage on the Ng’ok or Molator remains. Defeated pieces may not be
used again.
● Continue this until either: All six of the second player’s pieces are defeated OR both of
the first player’s pieces are defeated.
● Objective: The last player with one or more pieces on the board wins.
King of the Hill
● Play proceeds as normal with the following additions:
● The Outer Orbit is a Safe Zone. This means no Attacks can be made by a piece in the
Outer Orbit and no Attacks can be made towards a piece in the Outer Orbit.
● While a piece is in The Dejarik, the player who owns it may replace its attacks and call
out “Dejarik!” instead. Once a piece has called “Dejarik!” all enemy pieces must attack
that piece if they can. If they cannot, they must move towards that piece. These effects
last until the piece that called “Dejarik!” leaves The Dejarik or is defeated.
● Also, instead of attacking, any piece may attempt to Push an adjacent opponent’s piece
into any other adjacent space. But beware, for this puts both pieces at risk! To Push, a
player declares they are replacing their pieces attack with a Push. Both players roll 1d20.
The piece who is Pushing adds their Attack modifier to the roll. The Defender adds
nothing. Compare the results to the Pushing Results Chart.
PUSHING RESULTS CHART (Tim Ballard)
IF... THEN...
...the Attacker beats the Defender by 7 or more... ...the Defender’s piece is Pushed +10 Damage.
...the Attacker and Defender tie... ...the Attacker’s piece is Pushed.
...the Defender beats the Attacker by 7 or more... ...the Attacker’s piece is Counter-pushed +10 Damage.
3 Player Free-For-All
● All players roll 1d20. The highest roll is the first player, the middle roll is the second
player, and the lowest roll is the third player.
● Player 1 picks the first piece.
● Player 2 picks one piece.
● Player 3 picks two pieces.
● The last two pieces are set aside.
● The first player places their pieces in two adjacent spaces, followed by the second and
third players. The pieces should be positioned so that there are two spaces between
each opponent.
● Play proceeds as normal, rotating clockwise from the player who starts each round. Last
player with one or more pieces on the board wins.
Paper Dragon Folding (July 2014)
https://paperdragonfolding.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/dejarik-rules/
Setup
● Players need: Dejarik pieces and a Dejarik Board.
● Randomly determine who gets what pieces.
Objective
A player wins by capturing all of their opponent’s pieces.
The Board
(5 spaces).
The Pieces
● Dejarik is played with eight pieces, each with its own unique movement and capturing
method.
ABILITY CHART (Paper Dragon Folding)
PIECE KINTAN SAVRIP K’LOR’SLUG MOLATOR HOUJIX MONNOK NG’OK GHHHK
MOVEMEN 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
T
ATTACK Take Place Jump Take Place Jump Take Place Jump Take Place Jump
Play & Abilities

● On a turn, a player must move around the board and take their opponent’s pieces
according to their own pieces rules.
● Movement represents the number of spaces a piece must move if used. A piece must
be moved the full amount of spaces indicated by its Movement ability. Only move
orthogonally, not diagonally. Diagonal pieces are not considered adjacent.
● Attack represents how that piece captures an opponent’s pieces. Attacking happens
through moving pieces. While moving a piece that can Jump, during their movement the
piece leaps over an opponent’s piece and must land on the other side to capture
(jumping counts as moving only a single space, not two). For pieces that Take Place to
capture, they simply must end their movement in a space that is currently occupied by
an opponent’s piece.
● If a piece is captured it is removed from the board.
DalsianDon (November 2010)
http://www.bloomilk.com/Forums/default.aspx?g=posts&t=6008 (April, v1 rough draft)
http://swmgamers.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9995 (November, v2 final draft)
Setup
● Players need: a set of polyhedral dice each, Dejarik pieces, and a Dejarik Board.
● Each player rolls one d20 for initiative. The highest number chooses who will go first.
● Each player (beginning with the second player) will take turns placing one of their pieces
on the board. Place pieces in the four space in the Outer Orbit opposite to each other.
Objective
The Board
space). The central Orbit is called The Dejarik. The Outer Orbit is a safe zone. This
means no Attack actions can be made by a piece in the Outer Orbit and no Attack
actions can be made towards a piece in the Outer Orbit.
(5 spaces).
The Pieces
ABILITY CHART (DalsianDon)

R
ATTACK 6 + d6 6 + d6 4 + d8 4 + d8 2 + d10 3 + d8 7 + d4 8 + d4
DEFENSE 6 + d6 5 + d6 4 + d8 3 + d8 7 + d4 8 + d4 3 + d8 2 + d10
MOVEMEN 2 3 1 2 3 1 3 2
T
Play & Abilities

attack then move.)
● Attack represents that piece’s base Attack rating and their Ability Dice. To make an
Attack action, a player’s piece must be positioned adjacent to an opponents. Declare an
Attack action on the adjacent piece. The Outer Orbit is a safe zone. This means no
Attack actions can be made by a piece in the Outer Orbit and no Attack actions can be
made towards a piece in the Outer Orbit.
● Defense represents that piece’s base Defense rating and their Ability Dice. Defending is
not an action a player can take. It is what a player will do when being attacked by the
opposing player.
● When attacking or defending, both players roll 2d10 and their pieces Ability Dice (e.g.
d4, d10). Add the results to that pieces base Attack or Defense.
● Compare the results to the Battle Results Chart.
BATTLE RESULTS CHART (DalsianDon)
IF... THEN...
Attacker.
Sudden Death
(MK v2. Differences: Second player begins placing pieces, uses polyhedral dice, and Outer Orbit is a safe zone.)
DalsianDon Advanced Rules
King of the Hill

All Attack actions can only be made towards pieces in The Dejarik or come from pieces
in The Dejarik. This leaves the Outer Orbit a safe zone, but requires more movement
toward The Dejarik.
The Death Push

When a defending piece has been pushed by an Attacker but it is surrounded by an
opponent’s pieces on four sides, or has no legal space to be pushed into it is Killed
instead. This cannot take place on a Counter-push, only an Attack action can allow this.
20 Sides of Terror
● This format requires a d20.
● When making attacking or defending, instead of using 2d10’s simply use 1d20 instead.
All other dice actions are unchanged.
Rays of Death
● This format requires a d12.
● Roll 1d12 and 1d3 (1d6 divided by 3: 1-2=1, 3-4=2, 5-6=3). The d3 result represents the
Orbit, and the d12 result represents the Ray. This designated space is the only place
combat can be directed towards or come from. The board is oriented to the first player.
● Each piece must be used once before it can be used again. So a player must use all of
their pieces they currently have on the board before they can use the same piece again.
● If an Attacker kills a Defenders piece, the Defender may use all their remaining unused
pieces to make a free Attack action each, after the Attacker has used all their remaining
pieces. If pieces are not positioned to Attack, then they do not get an Attack action.
Mike Kelly (2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD0FDb1f0VU
http://www.vassalengine.org/mediawiki/images/5/5e/Dejarik_Rules.pdf
Setup
Objective
The Board
(5 spaces).
The Pieces
ABILITY CHART (Mike Kelly)

R
ATTACK 6 6 4 4 2 3 7 8
DEFENSE 6 5 4 3 7 8 3 2
MOVEMENT 2 3 1 2 3 1 3 2
Play & Abilities

attack then move.)
IF... THEN...
Attacker.
Sudden Death
(MK v1)
Mike Kelly: Courtier
Setup
● Player need: five Guard pieces and one King piece in their color.
● Pieces are laid out along the Outer Orbit near their owners.
● The King has three Guards on the left and two on the right.
Objective
A player wins by capturing their opponent's King.
Play
● Move a piece a single orthogonal space per turn, not diagonally. Diagonal pieces are not
considered adjacent. Pieces cannot be moved into a space currently occupied by
another piece.
● A capture occurs when a player surrounds an enemy piece with two of his own, either
along the same Orbit or the same Ray. A capture occurs only when three pieces are
involved.
Double Capturing
A Double Capture happens when a player moves a piece where they could capture an
opponent's but also be captured. When this occurs both pieces are considered captured
and removed simultaneously.
(Based on Hnefatafl)
Igor Barzilai (aka Groi’s Rules) (2007)
http://zeelay.free.fr/star-wars-artisanal/
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Setup
● Players need: 4 pawn pieces each (or Dejarik pieces) and a Dejarik Board.
● Randomly determine the first player of Round 1. Players will alternate each Round.
● Place pieces on the board.
Objective
A player wins by gaining 12 points.
The Board
The Outer Orbit and The Dejarik are Safe Zones where pieces cannot be Captured. The
Middle Orbit is the only place pieces can be Captured.
(5 spaces).
The Pieces
● Dejarik is played with eight pawn pieces, four in one color and four in an opposing color.
● Only one piece can occupy a space at a time.
Play (Moves & Capturing)

● Pieces can only move as long as there are no other pieces in their path of movement.
● Players must make one move on their turn. If no legal moves are available, that player
forfeits their turn.
● There are seven possible moves available to each player.
MOVE CHART
MOVE EXAMPLE
Dejarik
A piece in Outer Orbit moves 2 spaces into The Dejarik.
Both The Dejarik and the intervening space in Middle Orbit must be unoccupied.
Reverse Dejarik
A piece in The Dejarik moves 2 spaces into Outer Orbit.
Both the space in Outer Orbit and the intervening space in Middle Orbit must be
unoccupied.
Straight Exit
A piece in Outer Orbit moves 1 space orthogonally into Middle Orbit if that space is
unoccupied.
Single Diagonal Exit
A piece in Outer Orbit moves 1 space orthogonally into Middle Orbit, then 1 space left or
right.
Both those spaces must be unoccupied. Can’t be played on a player’s first turn.
Double Diagonal Exit
A piece in Outer Orbit moves 1 space orthogonally into Middle Orbit, then 2 spaces left or
right if those spaces are unoccupied.
The space to the left or right (the direction the piece goes) of the original space must also be
unoccupied.
Boosted Exit
On a Diagonal Exit (Single or Double), if the piece placed into Middle Orbit is now adjacent
to an ally piece in Outer Orbit, the Exiting piece must move 2 additional spaces in the same
direction as the original Exit, if possible.
If the moved piece is again adjacent to an ally in Outer Orbit, another boost is made, and so
on, if possible.
A Boost is only possible if both the Boosted spaces are unoccupied, including in the case of
a Capture.
Return
A piece in Middle Orbit moves 1 space orthogonally into Outer Orbit if that space is
unoccupied. This is the only move a piece in Middle Orbit can make.
Capture
On a Diagonal Exit (Single, Double, or Boosted), if the moved piece is adjacent to an

opposing piece also in Middle Orbit, the opposing piece is Captured and removed from the
board.
If a player can Capture an opponent’s piece and be Boosted at the same time, they do not
Boost.
Ending the Round & Scoring

● If a player scores any points, the Round ends.
● If both players forfeit their turns because no legal moves are available, the Round ends.
● If repeated moves result in the same board position at least 3 times, the Round ends in a
draw.
● If all the pieces are blocked, then the Round ends in a draw.
● When a Round ends, reset the board and begin a new Round until there is a winner.
SCORING CHART
1 Point:
If a player has three of their pieces adjacent in Middle Orbit.
2 Points:
If a player Captures two of the opponent’s pieces.
3 Points:
If a player has four of their pieces adjacent in Middle Orbit.
Igor Barzilai Variants
The Wookie Rules
● A piece can move 1 space orthogonally, but cannot enter The Dejarik this way.
● A piece in Outer Orbit can move 2 spaces into The Dejarik. Both The Dejarik and the
intervening space in Middle Orbit must be unoccupied.
● A piece in The Dejarik can move 1 space into Middle Orbit.
● A player cannot move a piece from a space then on their next turn move that same piece
back to that space.
● A player can Capture an opponent’s piece by moving their piece from Outer Orbit to
Middle Orbit diagonally and displacing the opposing piece there. Captures are the only
time diagonal movement is allowed.
● Scoring proceeds as normal.
Holochess Dejarik
● Play proceeds as normal except for the following changes to pieces and setup.
ABILITY CHART (Igor Barzilai)
TEAMS K’lor’slug Ng’ok Ghhhk Kintan Strider
Mantellian Savrip Monnok Houjix Grimtaash the Molator
SPECIAL The piece may capture This piece cannot stay in None This piece may make an
an opposing piece by The Dejarik for more additional 4 space Boost,
making a long Diagonal than a single turn. after making any kind of Exit
Exit of as many spaces
(Boosted, Straight, Diagonal,
as desired, so long as
the path is clear in both etc.).
the Outer Orbit and
Middle Orbit.
Glossary
Terms
Dejarik Board: A round game board with 25 spaces. Sometimes called a Demesne.
Orbit: The circular rings of spaces on a Dejarik Board.
Outer Orbit: The 12 spaces on the outer ring of a Dejarik Board.
Middle Orbit: The 12 spaces on the inner ring of a Dejarik Board.
The Dejarik: The round center space on a Dejarik Board.
Ray: The 5 spaces going from one side of the board, through the Orbits and The Dejarik, to the opposite side.
Safe Zone: An area on the Dejarik Board where pieces cannot be removed from play.
Piece: An abstract model or token used to represent a specific function or mechanic of the game, controlled by the players.
Type: A categorical organization of pieces of the game.
The Brute: Typically an important or very powerful type of piece.
The Predator: Typically an aggressive or attack-focused type of piece.
The Scout: Typically a piece that is good at moving around the board.
The Guardian: Typically a supporting or protective type of piece.
Abilities: The statistics/ratings/scores a piece has in a certain area, which measures their strengths and weaknesses.
Ability Chart: A succinct source of information that contains all the Abilities of the pieces involved in playing.
Attack: A measurement of a piece’s ability to remove opposing pieces from the board.
Defense: A measurement of a piece’s ability to protect itself from being removed from the board.
Movement/Speed: A measurement of a piece’s ability to traverse the spaces on the board.
Range: A measurement of a piece’s area of attack.
Health/HP: A measurement of a piece’s vitality.
Special Ability: A unique skill that provides strategic value.
Initiative: The ability to go first in a Turn or Round. If someone “has the Initiative” then they go first or decides who goes first.
Round: An increment of time used to split up sections of a game. Usually there are effects that happen at the end of a Round.
Turn: An action made by a player that changes the game in some way. Several Turns can be grouped together to make a Round.
Action: A measurement of a players turn. After so many Actions a players turn is considered over. An action changes the board.
Attack action: When one piece initiates a scenario to remove an opposing piece from the board.
Move action: When a player intentionally relocates their piece(s) to occupy a new space.
Stand Up action: When a player recovers a piece from the Prone position.
Attacking/Attacker: A piece that is attempting to remove an opposing piece from the board.
Defending/Defender: A piece that is attacked may react to protect itself, potentially doing harm to the Attacker.
Battle Result Chart: A succinct source of information that contains all the outcomes of a battle between two opposing pieces.
Kill/Capture: To remove a defending piece from the board while attacking.
Push: To relocate a defending piece to an adjacent space while attacking.
Counter-kill: To remove an attacking piece from the board while defending.
Counter-push: To relocate an attacking piece to an adjacent space while defending.
Flanking: A strategic positioning of pieces to gain an advantage while attacking.
Reinforcing: A strategic positioning of pieces to gain an advantage while defending.
Retreating: Both pieces are Pushed in a tie.
Prone: When a piece is knocked over. It’s abilities are weakened and must spend an action to recover from the setback.
Sudden Death: A scenario when both players only have a single piece left. A fight to the death, luck of the dice.
In-universe Versions of Dejarik through History:
1. Shah-tezh (9 pieces for each player, square board)
2. Chess (8 pieces for each player, square board)
3. Moebius (Unknown) (I like to think it’s like Brad Bambara’s Dejarik)
4. Lia Kyedts (Unknown)
5. Courtier (5 pieces for each player, round board)
6. Dejarik (4 unique pieces for each player, round board)
Versions of Dejarik (Fan-made and Official):

1. (??? 2007) Igor Barzilai
2. (??? 2008) Mike Kelly (MK v1)
3. (Nov 2010) DalsianDon (MK v2)
4. (Jul 2014) Paper Dragon
5. (Aug 2014) Tim Ballard (Based on Star Wars Miniatures)
6. (Sep 2015) Brad Bambara (Based on Chess)
7. (??? 2016) Joe Lutovsky (MK v3)
8. (??? 2017) Steve and Ian Martin (MK v1½)
9. (Jun 2017) Noth (MK v4)
10. (Jun 2017) No Name Publishing (MK v5)
11. (Nov 2017) Jedi Challenges (Official Rules)
12. (Aug 2019) Galaxy’s Edge (Official Rules)
13. (Aug 2019) Nicole Simeone
Notable Mentions
Dejarik Creations / fadedthrough (2012-2017) (This guy, Martin, is amazing!)

https://imgur.com/gallery/7miXT
https://www.facebook.com/dejarikcreations/
Noth’s Lai Kyedts (2017) (Theoretical for roleplay purposes, not playtested or functional)
http://begerencolony.org/index.php?topic=4822.0
/r/Rogue Lieutenant (2017) (Incomplete, failed playtests)

https://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/6coqpz/quick_and_simple_dejarik_holochess_from_star_wars/
/r/SuperKaminoKande (2016) (Incomplete, failed playtests)

https://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/4txzlv/lets_brainstorm_rules_for_dejarik_star_wars/
U’ras (Feb 2014) (For roleplay purposes, not actual game rules)
https://sonsofkorriban.enjin.com/mobile/forum/viewthread/m/2973690/id/14961791-rp-games-play-dejarik
Random User, Serenes Forest (2013) (Copy of Mike Kelly rules, worded very confusingly)
https://forums.serenesforest.net/index.php?/topic/37523-who-wants-to-play-dejarik/
JLEROBUR (2013) (A Spanish copy of Mike Kelly rules)

https://www.deviantart.com/jlerobur/art/The-game-Dejarik-406981013
ABILITY CHART (Chess)
PIECE # MOVE/ATTACK
Pawn 8 Move 1 space forward. May move 2 spaces on that pieces first move.
Attack 1 space diagonally.
Upon reaching the opposite side of the board, the pawn is upgraded into any piece of the owners choosing.
Knight 2 Move 1 space in any direction, then 2 spaces in a perpendicular direction (like an L-Shape).
Jumps over other pieces.
Bishop 2 Diagonally any number of spaces.
Rook 2 Orthogonally any number of spaces.
Queen 1 Orthogonally or diagonally any number of spaces.
King 1 1 space orthogonally or diagonally.

If a player’s King is Captured, they lose the game.
Coming Soon: Print n’ Play
Coming Soon: Sabacc!
I will at some point, begin researching Sabacc and it’s variants and fan-made rules. From the
little research I’ve already done it appears that there are fairly set in stone rules already. There
was a Han Solo Card Game that Hasbro made to promote Solo: A Star Wars Story that is
possibly the canon ruleset. Until August 2018, Lucasfilm did not actually own the rights to
Sabacc! A company called Ren Ventures did. There was a lawsuit that went on for a few years,
but in that time Lucasfilm wanted to put something out like Sabacc to go along with Solo. More
research is needed before any real conclusions can be made.
Hope to update this section soon!

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THE COMPLETE RULES FOR DEJARIK

Compiled By Blake Whitlow

Without any further ado, here are the pieces of Dejarik!

NAME LORE IMAGE

Mantellian A reptilian species of semi-sentient brutes native to the planet Ord

Kintan Kintan striders were originally native to the Endless Wastes of

Monnok The Monnok was a dangerous, semi-sentient desert predator from

Ng’ok The Ng'ok, commonly known as Ng'ok war beasts, were

K’lor’slug K'lor'slugs were carnivorous hunters, native to the swamps on their

Grimtaash Grimtaash the Molator was a figure from Alderaanian myth.

The Pieces & Abilities

ABILITY CHART (Nicole Simeone)

TYPE Brute Predator Scout Guardian

TEAMS Kintan Strider Ghhhk Houjix Grimtaash the Molator

Mantellian Savrip K’lor’slug Ng’ok Monnok

Play & Actions

...the Attacker and Defender tie... ...the Defender’s piece is Pushed.

...the Defender beats the Attacker by 6 or less... ...nothing happens.

ABILITY CHART (Galaxy’s Edge)

TYPE Brute Predator Scout Guardian

TEAMS Kintan Strider Ng’ok Houjix Monnok

Mantellian Savrip K’lor’slug Ghhhk Grimtaash the Molator

Play & Abilities

ABILITY CHART (Jedi Challenges)

PIECE HEALTH ATTACK RANGE MOVEMEN SPECIAL

Kintan 8 4 1 2 Recovery: When hurt, regenerate 2 Health at the

Ghhhk 4 2 1 2 Heal: Can heal one adjacent piece to full health.

Monnok 6 6 2 1 Reach: Attack two adjacent pieces. Passive.

Ng’ok 6 4 1 2 Double Attack: Attacks twice on the same turn,

Molator 4 2 3 1 Stun: Attack stuns for two turns, must recharge

ABILITY CHART (No Name Publishing)

TYPE POWER OFFENSE DEFENSE MOBILE

PIECE SAVRIP MONNOK HOUJIX GHHHK KINTAN NG’OK KLORSLUG MOLATO

Play & Abilities

BATTLE RESULTS CHART (No Name Publishing)

...the Attacker and Defender tie... ...the Attacker’s piece is Pushed.

ABILITY CHART (Noth)

TYPE POWER MIDDLE DEFENSE OFFENSE

PIECE SAVRIP MONNOK HOUJIX GHHHK KINTAN NG’OK KLORSLUG MOLATO

Play & Abilities

BATTLE RESULTS CHART (Noth)

Variant: Vrax Dejarik

ABILITY CHART (Mike Kelly)

TYPE POWER MIDDLE DEFENSE OFFENSE

PIECE SAVRIP MONNOK HOUJIX GHHHK KINTAN NG’OK KLORSLUG MOLATO

Play & Abilities

BATTLE RESULTS CHART (Mike Kelly)

...the Attacker and Defender tie... ...the Attacker’s piece is Counter-pushed.

ABILITY CHART (Joe Lutovsky)

TYPE Brute Predator Scout Guardian

TEAMS Kintan Strider Ng’ok Houjix Monnok

Mantellian Savrip K’lor’slug Ghhhk Grimtaash the Molator

SPECIAL Can only be defeated None. None. None.

Play & Abilities

BATTLE RESULTS CHART (Joe Lutovsky)

...the Attacker and Defender tie... ...the Defender’s piece is Pushed.

ABILITY CHART (Brad Bambara)

TYPE Brute (King) Predator (Knight) Scout (Pawn) Guardian (Queen)

TEAMS Kintan Strider Ng’ok Houjix Monnok

Mantellian Savrip K’lor’slug Ghhhk Grimtaash the Molator