Arimaa

Etymology
From Aamir, the name of the son of the inventor of the game, spelled backwards plus an initial "a".

Proper noun

 * 1) A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen pieces moving according to fixed rules across a 8x8 board with the objective to get one rabbit to the opposite side, kill all the opponents rabbits on your turn, or make the opponent have no legal moves on their turn.