What do we call the ancient Chinese board game known as weiqi in China? it is usually played on a board of 19 x 19 squares with black and white stones?
"50 plies for the game. This compares to 10 node game tree size of chess. An interesting reduction is available by noting that the board has rotational symmetry: for each position, a topologically identical position is obtained by rotating the board 180°. Other connection games with similar objectives but different structures include Shannon switching game and TwixT. All of these games bear varying degrees of similarity to the ancient Asian game of Go. The game may be played on a rectangular grid like a chess, checker or go board, by considering that spaces (intersections in the case of go) are"
"suggests that the legendary Emperor Yao invented it to enlighten his son. Certainly weiqi had begun to take hold around the 6th century BCE when Confucius mentioned wéiqí in his Analects 17:22. Weiqi is a game in which two players take turns placing black and white stones on a board consisting of a grid of 19x19 lines. Stones are placed on the intersections of the grid. Once placed on the board, stones may not be moved, but stones may be removed if a stone or group of stones is surrounded on four sides by stones of the opposing color occupying"
"a square in the same way repeatedly (similar to the ko rule in Go). Because of the game's popularity in rural areas, the game has many variants, each specific to its local area. Fangqi Fangqi () is a strategy board game played traditionally throughout Northern China as a training game for weiqi (Go). Fangqi is also known as diūfāng () and xiàfāng (). Muslim people of Chinese origin (Dungans), brought the game with them to Central Asian countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Board size varies from region to region. In Ningxia, the game is played on a 7×8 gridded"
"all orthogonally-adjacent points. The two players place stones alternately until they reach a point at which neither player wishes to make another move; the game has no set ending conditions beyond this. At the conclusion of the game, it is scored by counting the territory encircled by each side (empty space along with captured stones) and the number of stones remaining on the board to determine the winner. Games may also be won by resignation. Ancient weiqi texts are prized among modern Chinese weiqi professionals, as seen below in the translation of an ancient strategy book: Shu 書 refers to"
"(25–220) in Wangdu County, Hebei Province. This board has a 17 × 17 grid, which confirms the statement by the 3rd century author Handan Chun in the ""Classic of Arts"" that Go was at this time played on a 17 × 17 grid: The go board has 17 lines along its length and breadth, making 289 points in all. The black and white stones each number 150. The earliest board with a 19 × 19 grid to have been found is a ceramic board dating to the Sui dynasty (581-618) that was excavated from Anyang in Henan Province, so sometime"
"in Japan and the West), literally meaning ""surrounding game."" Current definitions of ""qi"" cover a wide range of board games, and given that in classical Chinese qí could also refer to other games, some argue that the qí in the four arts could refer to xiangqi. However, xiangqi is often considered a popular ""game of the people,"" whereas weiqi was a game with aristocratic connotations. Many theories exist regarding the origin of weiqi in Chinese history. One of these holds that it was an ancient fortune-telling device used by Chinese cosmologists to simulate the universe's relationship to an individual. Another"
"Banqi Banqi () or Half Chess, also known as Dark Chess (暗棋) or Blind Chess (盲棋), is a two-player Chinese board game played on a 4x8 grid, or half of the xiangqi (Chinese chess) board. Most games last between ten and twenty minutes, but advanced games can go on for an hour or more. Banqi is a social game, usually played for fun rather than serious competition. A more formal version of the game may have evolved into Jungle (board game) and modern Luzhanqi. Although boards made specifically for Banqi exist, it is common to play on one half of"
"8x8 board using 2 sets of Chinese chess pieces. Banqi Banqi () or Half Chess, also known as Dark Chess (暗棋) or Blind Chess (盲棋), is a two-player Chinese board game played on a 4x8 grid, or half of the xiangqi (Chinese chess) board. Most games last between ten and twenty minutes, but advanced games can go on for an hour or more. Banqi is a social game, usually played for fun rather than serious competition. A more formal version of the game may have evolved into Jungle (board game) and modern Luzhanqi. Although boards made specifically for Banqi exist,"
"stones. The standard board is marked with a 19×19 grid. Smaller boards include a 13×13 grid and a 9×9 grid used for shorter games that are often used to teach beginners. Some 19×19 boards have a 13×13 grid on the reverse side. 17×17 was used in historical times. Chinese boards are generally square; Japanese and Korean boards are slightly longer than wide, so that they appear square when viewed from a normal playing position. In Asian go parlors, the tables are slightly lower than the typical game table so that the players can clearly see the positions of the stones."
"Jungle (board game) Jungle or Dou Shou Qi () is a modern Chinese board game with an obscure history. The game is played on a 7×9 board and is popular with children in the Far East. The game is also known as The Jungle Game, Children's Chess, Oriental Chess, and Animal Chess. Jungle is a two-player strategy game and has been cited as resembling the Western game ""Stratego"", but ""Stratego"" actually has more in common with another Chinese board game known as Jun Qi (). The Jungle gameboard represents a jungle terrain with dens, traps ""set"" around dens, and rivers."
"xiangqi article. The 32 pieces are shuffled and randomly allocated face-down to squares on the board. The pieces, as in Western chess, are placed inside the squares, rather than on the intersections as in Chinese chess. The first player turns up a piece to begin the game. The color of that first uncovered piece is the color he or she will play in the game. The second player then makes a move, and the two alternate until the game is finished. The game ends when a player cannot move, and that player is the loser. Most often, the game is"
"Western chess. In 2009, the first world janggi tournament was held in Harbin, People's Republic of China. The board is composed of 90 intersections of 9 vertical files and 10 horizontal rows. The board has nearly the same layout as that used in xiangqi, except the janggi board has no ""river"" in the central row. The pieces consist of disks marked with identifying characters and are placed on the line intersections (as in xiangqi and Go). Janggi pieces are traditionally octagonal in shape, and differ in size according to their rank. The sides are Blue (or sometimes Green), which moves"
"Sz'Kwa Sz'Kwa is a two-player abstract strategy game from Taiwan. It is a go, weiqi, or baduk variant. The Sz'Kwa board is not an n x n square board like go or weiqi. Instead, the board is circular in design. The same board is used by Watermelon Chess and one of the ancient Roman Bear games. To capture the most enemy pieces. The board is composed of a large circle with an inner middle circle. Four semicircles form a North, South, East, and West arrangement in the interior of the larger circle. The large circle and the smaller middle circle"
"Xiangqi Xiangqi (; ), also called Chinese chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in China, and is in the same family as Western (or international) chess, ""chaturanga, shogi"", Indian chess and ""janggi"". Besides China and areas with significant ethnic Chinese communities, ""xiangqi"" (""cờ tướng"") is also a popular pastime in Vietnam. The game represents a battle between two armies, with the object of capturing the enemy's general (king). Distinctive features of xiangqi include the cannon (""pao""), which must jump to capture; a rule prohibiting the generals from facing"
"the latter with rare situations. In the cases of wa shogi and tenjiku shogi, the historical rules can be guessed with some confidence, but they are by no means universally accepted among contemporary players. The most recent large board variant is kō shōgi (廣将棋 or 廣象棋 ""wide (elephant) chess"", 19×19), which is played on a go board and incorporates elements of Chinese chess. Ko shogi is unusual for the interdependence of its pieces and the complex rules of promotion, but likewise there is no evidence that it was ever played. Of the historical large-board variants, only wa (11×11), chu (12×12),"
"is commonly referred to as ""Western chess"", ""international chess"", ""orthodox chess"", ""orthochess"", and ""classic chess"". Reference aids Lists Chess Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard, a checkered gameboard with 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The game is played by millions of people worldwide. Chess is believed to have originated in India sometime before the 7th century. The game was derived from the Indian game chaturanga, which is also the likely ancestor of the Eastern strategy games xiangqi, janggi, and shogi. Chess reached Europe by the 9th century, due to the Umayyad conquest of"
"each other directly; areas on the board called the ""river"" and ""palace"", which restrict the movement of some pieces (but enhance that of others); and placement of the pieces on the intersections of the board lines, rather than within the squares. Xiangqi is played on a board nine lines wide and ten lines long. As in the game Go (""Wéiqí"" 圍棋/围棋), the pieces are placed on the intersections, which are known as ""points"". The vertical lines are known as ""files"" (""columns""), and the horizontal lines are known as ""ranks"" (""rows""). Centred at the first to third and eighth to tenth"
"Awithlaknakwe Awithlaknakwe (or Stone Warriors, or Game of the Stone Warriors) is a strategy board game from the Zuni Native American Indians of the American Southwest. The board comprises 168 squares with diagonal grids. Two or four may play, with players identified as North, West, South, and East. The game was described by Stewart Culin in his book ""Games of the North American Indians"" (1907). The gameboard is a 12×12 square grid with six extra squares centered on each of the four sides, totaling 168 squares. Diagonal lines run through each square (the diagonal lines are called ""trails""; the orthogonal"
"Dynasty (618–907). Legends trace the origin of the game to the mythical Chinese emperor Yao (2337–2258 BC), who was said to have had his counselor Shun design it for his unruly son, Danzhu, to favorably influence him. Other theories suggest that the game was derived from Chinese tribal warlords and generals, who used pieces of stone to map out attacking positions. In China, Go was considered one of the four cultivated arts of the Chinese scholar gentleman, along with calligraphy, painting and playing the musical instrument guqin. Weiqi was introduced to Korea sometime between the 5th and 7th centuries CE,"
"Qi) or Army Chess (Lu Zhan Jun Qi) is a descendant of Jungle, and a cousin of Stratego: It is played on a 5x13 board with two un-occupiable spaces in the middle and each player has 25 playing pieces. The initial setup is not fixed, both players keep their pieces hidden from their opponent, and the objective is to capture the enemy's flag.[2] Lu Zhan Jun Qi's basic gameplay is similar, though differences include ""missile"" pieces and a Chinese Chess-style board layout with the addition of railroads and defensive ""camps"". A third player is also typically used as a neutral"
"Qi (方棋, Square Game) have similar rules. Typically board size varies from 4×4 in Korea (Gonu) to 17×17 in Tibet. Most varieties have the initial ""Placing Stone"" phase, followed by the ""Removing Stone"" phase (if any), and then finally the ""Capturing Stone"" phase. Ludus latrunculorum Ludus latrunculorum, latrunculi, or simply latrones (“the game of brigands”, from ""latrunculus"", diminutive of ""latro"", mercenary or highwayman) was a two-player strategy board game played throughout the Roman Empire. It is said to resemble chess or draughts, but is generally accepted to be a game of military tactics. Because of the paucity of sources, reconstruction"
"Starting in 1999, that event is now co-sponsored by the World Bridge Federation. Chess is a two-player board game played on a checkered game-board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. Each player begins with 16 pieces of varying characteristics, the objective being to capture one's opponent's king piece. Many computer-versus-computer events are held beyond those of the Computer Olympiad. Chinese chess, is a strategy board game for two players from the same family as western or international chess. Known primarily as Xiangqi internationally, the game is referred to as Chinese Chess in the Computer Olympiad competitions. Chinese Dark"
"(from one player's side to the other) and 42 to 44 cm (~17in) in width. Chinese boards are slightly larger, as a traditional Chinese Go stone is slightly larger to match. The board is not square; there is a 15:14 ratio in length to width, because with a perfectly square board, from the player's viewing angle the perspective creates a foreshortening of the board. The added length compensates for this. There are two main types of boards: a table board similar in most respects to other gameboards like that used for chess, and a floor board, which is its own"
"Luzhanqi Luzhanqi () (lit. “Land Battle Chess”) is a two-player Chinese board game . There is also a version for four players. It bears many similarities to Dou Shou Qi, Game of the Generals and the Western board game Stratego. It is a non-perfect abstract strategy game of partial information, since each player has only limited knowledge concerning the disposition of the opposing pieces. Because of the Chinese nature of the game, terms used within the game may vary in translation. Luzhanqi is mainly played by children as a precursor to games like xiangqi and weiqi, but people of other"
"Luzhanqi Luzhanqi () (lit. “Land Battle Chess”) is a two-player Chinese board game . There is also a version for four players. It bears many similarities to Dou Shou Qi, Game of the Generals and the Western board game Stratego. It is a non-perfect abstract strategy game of partial information, since each player has only limited knowledge concerning the disposition of the opposing pieces. Because of the Chinese nature of the game, terms used within the game may vary in translation. Luzhanqi is mainly played by children as a precursor to games like xiangqi and weiqi, but people of other"
"in China, there was a need for cards that could be disposed of easily. Also because of the Chinese revolution and lower class connections, written rules for the game are rarely found. Hence there can be many versions of the official rules depending on the region and the household. A standard deck consists of 112 cards, divided into four colors, 28 cards each, depicting the seven Chinese chess pieces. In each color there are cards printed with each of the seven pieces of xiangqi, repeated four times each, like in mahjong. The objective of this game is very similar to"
"Coan ki Çoan ki (, also ""erectus ludus"" or ""The Bottle Game"") is a Chinese board game similar to backgammon. It was first described in 1694 by Dr. Thomas Hyde in ""De Ludis Orientalibus Libri Duo"". On a board divided transversely into eight fields, players take turns to move their sixteen bottle- or vase-shaped pieces around the board according to the roll of two dice. The aim of the game is to get all of a player's pieces to make one full circuit around the board and return them to their starting position. Dice rolls can be divided between pieces"
"4th century BC), referring to a historical event of 548 BC. It is also mentioned in Book XVII of the ""Analects of Confucius"" and in two of the books of Mencius (c. 3rd century BC). In all of these works, the game is referred to as (). In ancient China, Go was often seen as the refined pastime of the scholars, while xiangqi was the game of the masses. Go was one of the four cultivated arts of the Chinese scholar gentleman, along with calligraphy, painting and playing the musical instrument guqin, and examinations of skill in those arts was"
"Qin (board game) Qin is a 2012 board game by Reiner Knizia. It is themed after the Qin dynasty in ancient China. ""Qin"" is a game for two to four players. Players represent competing kingdoms, intent on conquering territory in China. The game is played on a rectangular grid. Each player receives a number of pagodas, which come in four different colours: black, white, green and purple. Each player is assigned one colour. On his/her turn, each player places a tile consisting of two squares on the board. Squares come in three different colours: red, yellow and blue. The colours"
"board into three gem-shaped territories, each containing the grid found on one side of a xiangqi board, but distorted to make the game playable by three people. Each player has eighteen pieces: the sixteen of regular xiangqi, plus two new ones that stand on the same rank as the cannons. The new pieces have different names depending on their side: ""huo"" (""fire"") for Red, ""qi"" (""flag"") for Blue, and ""feng"" (""wind"") for Green. They move two spaces orthogonally, then one space diagonally. The generals each bear the name of a historical Chinese kingdom—Shu for Red, Wei for Blue, and Wu"
"() or Wumu (五木). In Korea the traditional game of ""jeopo"" 저포 () is still played, on a board that is not similar to a Liubo board. There have been attempts to relate Liubo to other board games, and in particular some Chinese scholars believe that Xiangqi (Chinese chess) was based on Liubo. Some Chinese game historians believe that Xiangqi is not related to Western chess, but was based on Liubo, whereas others have suggested that Liubo was transmitted from China to India during the Eastern Jin (317–420), where it developed into Chaturanga, which was the ancestor to both Western"
"game called Courier chess was played on a slightly larger 12×8 board (96 squares) in the 12th century, and continued to be played for at least six hundred years. Japanese chess (shogi) has been played historically on boards of various sizes; the largest is taikyoku shōgi (""ultimate chess""). This chess-like game, which dates to the mid 16th century, was played on a 36×36 board (1296 squares). Each player starts with 402 pieces of 209 different types, and a well-played game would require several days of play, possibly requiring each player to make over a thousand moves. Chess player Jianying Ji"
"of laying out dominoes as ""pupai"", although the character for ""pu"" had changed, yet retained the same pronunciation. Traditional Chinese domino games include ""Tien Gow, Pai Gow, Che Deng"", and others. The 32-piece Chinese domino set, made to represent each possible face of two thrown dice and thus have no blank faces, differs from the 28-piece domino set found in the West during the mid 18th century. Chinese dominoes with blank faces were known during the 17th century. Many different domino sets have been used for centuries in various parts of the world to play a variety of domino games."