第一名有宫殿的玩家在建造的建筑物中积累12个胜利点（VP），并在Ek＆ouml中俘虏皇帝;赢得比赛。
设置，填充所有的棋子，随机放置。在开始游戏之前，每个玩家都可以在棋盘上的其他棋子上与另外一个棋子交换皇帝的棋子。轮到你，你必须按照这个顺序进行两个阶段：行动阶段，然后是增援阶段。在行动阶段，你必须执行一个单一的动作：
移动：移动到空的空间，重组或攻击;你只能攻击一堆比攻击堆栈少的碎片，除了一堆四件可以被一堆一堆的攻击和毁坏。“＃10;
构造：每个空间只能构建一个建筑物;在同一空间的后续施工取代现有的建筑物。每个地形类型允许特定类型的施工。为了在空的空间或已经包含一个建筑物的空间上建造一座建筑物，您必须从邻近该建筑空间的单一堆栈中牺牲碎片。每转一次，您可以通过牺牲三个可堆叠的片段来采取额外的动作。包含皇帝的栈可以攻击敌方堆栈，即使它包含相同数量的棋子，即使它包含另一个皇帝。你所俘虏的每个敌人的皇帝值得3个副手。
在加强阶段，如果你有保留的部分，你必须返回至少一件，可以将最多三块放在板上的单个颜色的堆叠上（从不在空白的空间），遵守以下规则：如果与另一个玩家的建筑物相邻，则不能将叠加物放在堆叠上。
＆ ＃10;当玩家通过将他的建筑物的值加在板上和他们捕获的任何皇帝的时候，玩家已经积累了12个VP，游戏就结束了;每个村庄值得1VP，每个塔2VP，每个城堡和俘获的皇帝3VP＆mdash;他们至少有一个宫殿。或者，如果玩家是唯一剩下剩余棋子的玩家（使其他玩家无法进行加固），他们就会赢。
The first player with a palace to amass 12 victory points (VP) in constructed buildings and captive Emperors in Ekö wins the game. To set up, fill the board with all the pawns, placed at random. Before starting the game, each player can exchange their Emperor pawn with another of their pawns elsewhere on the board. On your turn, you must do both phases in this order: the action phase, then the reinforcements phase. During the action phase, you must perform one single action: Move: Move to an empty space, regroup or attack; you can attack only a stack of enemy pieces that contains strictly fewer pieces than the attacking stack — except that a stack of four pieces can be attacked and destroyed by a stack of one piece. Construct: You can construct only one building per space; subsequent construction on the same space replaces the existing building. Each terrain type allows specific types of construction. In order to construct a building on an empty space or on a space already containing one of your buildings, you must sacrifice pieces from a single stack adjacent to this construction space. Once per turn, you can take an extra action by sacrificing three stackable pieces. A stack that contains the Emperor can attack an enemy stack even if it contains an equal number of pieces, and even if it contains another Emperor. Each enemy Emperor you have captive is worth 3 VP. During the reinforcements phase, if you have pieces in your reserve, you must return at least one piece to play if you can. You can place up to three pieces onto a single stack of your color on the board (never on an empty space), respecting the following rule: You cannot place reinforcements on a stack if it is adjacent to another player's building. The game ends immediately when a player has amassed 12 VP by adding up the values of his buildings on the board and any Emperors they have captured — each village is worth 1VP, each tower 2VP, and each castle and captured Emperor 3VP — and they have at least one palace. Alternatively, if a player is the only one with pieces remaining on the board (making reinforcement impossible for the other players), they win.
