2 players
Lian Qi (A-Type)
- Game family
- line
- Origin
- China
Overview
Lian Qi is a term used for alignment games in China. This version can be attested since the tenth century CE, and was the most commonly played, judging by the number of boards which have been found.
Source rules (English)
The game Lian Qi (A-Type) is played by two players on a square board with concentric tiling. All players play with Markers. Rules for Pieces: Markers step adjacent then if a player places 3 of their pieces in an adjacent direction line, move again. Players take turns moving. Setup: Place stack of [Marker1] at vertex Player 1's hand site 0 Place stack of [Marker2] at vertex Player 2's hand site 0. Rules: If in the same turn, from vertex in Player the moving player's hand site 0 to vertex in the size of the stack on vertex current site is equal to 1 sites occupied by any component owned by Next in Board moveRule: true, else if not all sites in the sites in Player the moving player's hand satisfy the condition 0 is equal to the total number of cell in current site, from vertex in Player the moving player's hand site 0 to vertex in the set of empty vertexs moveRule: true then if a player places 3 of their pieces in an adjacent direction line, move again if in the same turn, remove pieces at sites occupied by any component owned by Enemy in Board, else if the number of pieces owned by Player the moving player is greater than 3, move one of your pieces, else from vertex in sites occupied by any component owned by Mover to vertex in the set of empty vertexs moveRule: true.