Zola rules: You can make a non-capturing, king like move away from the center of the board, line of sight distance. Or you can make a queen like move, capturing a checker which is equally distant or closer to the center of the board. The goal is to completely annihilate your opponent.

Thanks to Tisaac, VictoriaLa, robinzig, and hersh for helping me with errors... and to ufm for helping me with the player panels. Jurica fixed the program to accommodate games started before game options were added.

Photos. Zola is a simple game. The SEE THE GAME IN ACTION feature imparts a clear and complete understanding of what Zola being played looks like. Posting images of games in progress wouldn't really add anything. So instead, I took the opportunity to show you Zola the person, myself the designer, and a glimpse of my life in Mongolia.

Zola. A puppy that was living at my construction site. Me and my friendly cow. Some countryside scenes. Design.