Wali is a two-player abstract strategy game from Africa.
Players first drop as many of their pieces as possible in the Drop Phase, then move them to form 3 in-a-rows which allows them to capture the other player's pieces in the Move Phase.
Move Phase: Both players are only allowed to move their pieces after both players can no longer continue to drop their pieces in the Drop Phase.
It is uncertain, however, whether the remaining pieces in each player's reserve is ever dropped on the board later.
A piece moves one space orthogonally onto a vacant point on the board.
During the Drop Phase a 3 in-a-row is impossible since it would require placing two orthogonally adjacent pieces.
In Dara, 3 in-a-rows formed in the Drop Phase do not count, and therefore do not allow a player to capture an enemy piece on the board.
It is also uncertain whether a player can capture an enemy piece that is part of a 3 in-a-row itself.