Now let's bring it all together.
Remember that the goal of Tessaron™ is to cover all of your opponent's pieces with your own pieces. Set up the pieces as shown below.
Choose a player to start. Players then alternate taking turns. When a player is unable to take a turn (i.e., when that player's pieces are all covered), that player is out of the game. The winner is the last player able to take a turn. That's all there is to it!
(Well, almost all. Read on for strategies...)