How to Play
Barricade is a 2-player strategy game. Race your player to the other side of the board — and use barricades to slow your opponent down.
The Board
The game is played on a 9×9 grid. Each player starts on the middle square of their back row with 10 barricades in reserve. You start at the bottom and race to the top row; your opponent starts at the top and races to the bottom.
Your Turn
On your turn you do one of two things:
- Move your player one square, or
- Place a barricade.
You can't skip a turn. Players alternate until someone reaches the opposite side.
Moving Your Player
Your player moves one square up, down, left, or right — no diagonals. Players can't move through barricades or off the board.
Placing Barricades
Barricades are two squares long and sit between cells, horizontally or vertically. A placed barricade blocks both players from crossing it.
Barricade rules:
- You have 10 barricades total. Once you're out, you can only move your player.
- Barricades can't overlap or cross each other.
- A barricade can't completely cut off either player's path to their goal — both players must always have at least one legal route.
Jumping Over Players
When the two players are adjacent, special movement applies: you can jump over your opponent to the square directly behind them.
If there's a barricade (or the board edge) directly behind your opponent, you can't jump straight — instead you move diagonally to either square beside them.
Winning
The first player to reach any square on the opposite side of the board wins. You also win if your opponent resigns or runs out of time.
