Open Chinese Chess set showing the box and the pieces setup on the board.
An acrylic Chinese chess board with a wooden print on a wooden table, featuring a light tan board with embossed grid lines, red and gray pieces with braille, and Chinese characters printed on the board.
Close-up of round gray tokens placed on the squares. The central token has a cannon symbol printed on it with the letters ca in braille on the piece. There is a full border on the outside of the piece as opposed to the dotted border on the red pieces. Other similar tokens are partially visible around the board.
Picture of the swellform layout sheet that comes with the game to aid with setup.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Open Chinese Chess set showing the box and the pieces setup on the board.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, An acrylic Chinese chess board with a wooden print on a wooden table, featuring a light tan board with embossed grid lines, red and gray pieces with braille, and Chinese characters printed on the board.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Close-up of round gray tokens placed on the squares. The central token has a cannon symbol printed on it with the letters ca in braille on the piece. There is a full border on the outside of the piece as opposed to the dotted border on the red pieces. Other similar tokens are partially visible around the board.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Picture of the swellform layout sheet that comes with the game to aid with setup.

Chinese Chess - Full Game

$125.00
$125.00
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This is a full game. The pieces are 3d printed and then UV printed on them.

The board is made out of 1/8th inch acrylic with a wood like background.

A reference sheet to aid with setup is also provided.

Chinese Chess is played with 32 pieces (16 per player) on a board that is 9 lines wide and 10 lines long. The game is played on the intersections of the game board. The area of play is divided into two territories by a river in the middle of game board. In each territory there is a 3 line by 3 line palace, in which each player's respective General is located. The object of the game is to capture the opponents's General.

The pieces on both sides and their movements & special rules are:

  • 1 General: 1 Point orthogonally within the palace only. Not allowed to ‘see’ the enemy General on an open file.
  • 2 Advisors: 1 point diagonally within the palace only.
  • 2 Chariots: Any distance orthogonally.
  • 2 Cannons: Moves like a Chariot. To capture, it must first leap over an intervening piece of either color.
  • 2 Horses: 1 point orthogonally, then one point diagonally.
  • 2 Elephants / Ministers: 2 points diagonally. Cannot cross the river.
  • 5 Soldiers: 1 point straight forward. Once across the river, can also move 1 point sideways instead.

Pieces capture as they move and never jump. The only exception (for both rules) apply to the cannon.