Diam is played on an octagonal board of 8 pawns. Each player has 8 pawns of 2 colors. At his turn, a player puts a pawn on the gameboard or moves a pawn. The pawns can be stacked on the same space until height of 4 pawns. A pawn can be moved from one space, all the pawns above are then moved at the same time. The winner is the first player who creates a Diam with one of his colors.