Custodial capture is a technical term in
board games referring to a particular form of capturing.
It occurs when a player has placed two of his pieces on opposite sides of an opponent's piece. This mode of capture is unusual in most modern games and was most popular during the
Dark Ages, particularly in Northern Europe. Some native games such as
Mak-yek still retain this form of capture.
Other games which use custodian capture:
Hasami shogi
Hasami shogi (はさみ将棋 ''hasami shōgi'', "intercepting chess") is a variant of shogi (Japanese chess). The game has two main variants, and all Hasami variants, unlike other shogi variants, use only one type of piece, and the winning objecti ...
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Ludus latrunculorum,
Tafl games
Board game terminology
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