| K4 is played with 2 Kings per side. Capture 1 King to win the game, or reduce enemy to 2 lone
Kings. There is no checkmate, King capture is the rule. There are 6 variants, with 2 games on
a 9x9 board, 2 games on a 10x10 board, and 2 games on a 8x8 board. Plays with the ancient pieces.
The 9x9 and 10x10 variants have a 'Chaturanga' variant and 'Xiangqi' variant. The 8x8 has 2
'Xiangqi' variants, one with a Dabbaba. Total pieces used in all variants are: Rook, Knight,
Ship (Alfil), Wazir, Fers, General (moves as King), Dabbaba, Mao, Xiang (Chinese elephant)
and King. 'Chaturanga' variants use Knight and Ship (alfil), 'Xiangqi' variants use
Mao and Xiang (Chinese elephant).
'Switch piece set' if you want another graphic for the General. |
