Xiangqi

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xiangqi chinese chess board game strategy computer opponent

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Chinese Chess board game against a computer opponent. To win you need to capture the general of your opponent.

How to Play

Shift your pieces according to their individual movement rules. The General can only travel one square at a time within the palace. Advisors must stay within diagonal moves within the palace. Ministers move exactly two squares diagonally and cannot move to the opponent's side. Knights move one square straight and then one square diagonally, unless obstructed by adjacent pieces. Rooks move any number of squares straight, acting as powerful attackers. Catapults move like chariots but must require a screen piece to capture exactly one piece. Soldiers move forward one square and capture diagonally after crossing the river. Take the opponent's general to win the game. Think ahead your moves carefully to outmaneuver the computer opponent.

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