Frösi-Denkspiel

Frösi-Denkspiel is a 1954 uncredited game, published at Verlag Junge Welt, in the following magazine:

 
Frösi Heft 5 von 1954, published by Verlag Junge Welt 1954

 The game is played in the this octagon-square tiling board: 

[from the original rules] In this game, where you have to think and calculate well in order to leave your opponent as few points as possible, two children can take part.

Each player gets eight pieces (possibly Halma pieces) and 20 game tokens (you can cut these out from the magazine). The task is to close off the spaces with the individual numbers (meaning the rings with the different number of points). A number is considered enclosed when all four spaces around the number are occupied with Halma pieces. Each player must therefore try to encircle as many numbers as possible.

If a player manages to enclose a number — where three spaces are already occupied with pieces, regardless of whether they are his own or the opponent’s — with a fourth piece, then he may place one of his game tokens on that number. Numbers that already have a token on them may not be occupied with a second one. If both players have placed all their tokens, then the moving and jumping begins. A piece may move to an adjacent space or jump over another piece if the space beyond is free.

The game continues until all numbers are occupied with tokens. Here each player must consider how to occupy the highest numbers with his tokens. Once all numbers are occupied with tokens, each player must try to move his pieces as quickly as possible into the chambers located outside the playing field on both sides. Again, a piece may move to an adjacent space or jump over another. Each player must move his pieces into the chambers that match the color of his pieces. As soon as a player has all eight pieces in the chambers, the game ends, even if the opponent has not yet succeeded in bringing all his pieces into the chambers.

Now each player adds up the numbers covered by his tokens. In addition, players receive 3 points for each piece standing in the chambers. Whoever has managed to score the most points in the game is the winner in this “Frösi” game.

the original rules