Object - The first player to make a continuous track connecting any two opposite sides of the gameboard is the winner. The continuous winning track must be unbroken and connect directly from any one of the four terminals on one side of the board to any one of the four terminals on the opposite side of the board. Players may play any octagonal piece from his stock of unplayed pieces, rotate any of his pieces already on the board, relocate any of his pieces, or place any of the common stock of pieces to make connections. - BoardGameGeek