Salta Champ (compact edition)

Salta is a game of jumping and blocking. The goal is familiar: be the first to jump your opponent's pieces, and occupy his starting area. As such, it's a variation on Halma (the game that spawned Chinese Checkers).

But Salta adds a challenging twist. The game pieces are not interchangeable, so simply filling space won't do! You have to move each piece to an *exact* space on the far side of the board.

The game was invented in 1899 by German composer Conrad Büttgenbach. Salta enjoyed a period as a fad in France and Germany before the First World War, with clubs, magazines, and tournaments devoted to the game. There was even a diamond-studded set with gold pieces exhibited at the 1900 World Trade Fair in Paris!

This version omits the diamonds and gold, and uses a compact re-design of the board spaces to fit on a handy 10" (25 cm) square game mat.

Note: While the traditional colors have been used, we are aware that not everyone has the same ability to perceive red and green. We hope our efforts to allow for this have been effective, with red and green appearing dark and light (respectively).