Die doel van die spele is om meer sade as die ander speler te wen. Daar is 48 sade, dus hoef 'n mens net 25 sade te wen om die spel te wen. Omdat daar 'n ewe getal sade is, is dit moontlik dat die spel gelykop eindig (elke speler het dan 24 sade). Die speletjie is verby wanneer een speler 25 of meer sade gewen het, of as beide spelers 24 sade gewen het (gelykop). Die spel kan ook beëindig word as albei spelers van mening is dat die speletjie besig is om eindeloos voort te duur.
The object of the game is to capture more seeds than one's opponent. Since the game has only 48 seeds, capturing 25 is sufficient to accomplish this. Since there are an even number of seeds, it is possible for the game to end in a draw, where each player has captured 24. The game is over when one player has captured 25 or more seeds, or both players have taken 24 seeds each (draw). If both players agree that the game has been reduced to an endless cycle, each player captures the seeds on their side of the board.