Sneaky Goats presents small strategy puzzles on the tigers-and-goats board, known in different regions as Bagh Chal (Nepal and North India), Puli Meka in Telugu, and Aadu Huli in Kannada. Points connect with lines; pieces move along those lines to adjacent empty points. Tigers and goats alternate turns.
A tiger may jump over one adjacent goat along a straight line to an empty point beyond, removing that goat. Goats move one step to an empty point and cannot capture. Goats win by leaving tigers with no legal move; tigers win by capturing enough goats or by reaching a puzzle-specific goal.
Each level states a precise objective: trap all tigers, capture a set number of goats, keep every goat safe, rescue a goat in danger, or limit tigers to at most one move after your final placement. Count only your own moves, and remember that keeping goats safe includes the tiger's reply after your last move. You must find moves that work whatever the other side does.
Worked example
If a level asks you to save a goat threatened by a jump next turn, look for a move that either blocks the jumping line or forces the tiger to respond elsewhere. Sometimes stepping a goat onto a point that threatens a future jump gives the tiger a capture you can afford because another goat becomes safe.
Strategy tips
Think in replies. After you move, assume the tiger takes the best capture. If that still meets the goal, the line is sound.
Control the centre. Points with many neighbours let goats surround tigers; edge tigers have fewer escape routes but also fewer jump angles.
Trade captures only when the goal allows. Sacrificing a goat can be correct on capture puzzles but fatal when every goat must survive.
Undo is available within a level. Progress saves locally on this device.