The game board and chess pieces show the fusion of wisdom and art with their exquisite layout and strategic confrontation. Every move of chess contains infinite possibilities and the fun of thinking. This article will introduce some common board game pawns games.
1. Go
Strategic two-person chess game considered to be the most complex board game in the world.
Go originated in China and said to be created by Emperor Yao. It widely circulated in society during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It introduced to Japan via Korea during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and spread to Europe and the United States.
Use a rectangular grid chessboard and black and white round chess pieces. 19 vertical and horizontal line segments divide the chessboard into 361 intersections.
Chess pieces walk on the intersections, and both sides play chess alternately. After the pieces are placed, they cannot move, and the one who surrounds more land wins.
2. Chinese chess
It is a two-person confrontation board game pawns game and the most popular chess project.
Chess originated in China, specifically from the Yellow Emperor to the early Han Dynasty. There are many different opinions, but one thing that is certain is that it developed and finalized in the Song Dynasty.
A square chessboard used with 32 round chess pieces. There are 16 red and 16 black chess pieces, which are placed and moved at the intersections. The two sides take turns to play, and the side that first “checkmates” the other side wins.
3. Chess
Also known as Western chess, it is a two-player chess game. It was once listed as an official Olympic event.
Chess has a history of nearly 2,000 years. It originated in Asia, with different opinions on its origin, such as ancient India, China, and Arab countries.
The chessboard is square. It consists of 64 small squares with 8 horizontal and vertical grids, and the colors alternately arranged in dark and light colors. The dark grids called black grids, and the light grids are called white grids.
There are 32 chess pieces in total, divided into two groups of black and white, with 16 pieces each. In the game, three-dimensional chess pieces are used. The goal of the game is to checkmate the opponent’s king.
4. Military chess
In 1807, von Reiswitz invented the strict war chess. After improving in 1811, it developed into Kriegspiel (German for “war game”, that is, war chess). Since then, it has become popular in the royal courts of European countries.
The chessboard walking route includes railway lines and highway lines. Each side has 5 camps, 23 military stations (25 chess pieces turned over), and 2 base camps. Each side has 25 chess pieces.
When two people play, they occupy the upper and lower corners of the chessboard and fight each other. When four people play, the four people occupy the four corners of the chessboard. Divided into two sides, the two opposing sides unite to fight against the other two sides and cooperate with each other in battle.
There are three ways to play military chess. One is dark chess (chess pieces stand up). Two people duel, and a referee is needed. One is open chess. One is turned over chess (the characters are placed downward).
Kill all the opponent’s movable chess pieces to win.
5. Gobang
A pure strategy chess game played by two players.
The board is composed of 15 parallel lines of equal distance and vertical intersection. The intersection forms 225 intersection points, which are the points for placing chess pieces during the game.
The chess pieces divided into black and white. In normal chess games, the number of chess pieces not limited. and it based on the number of chess pieces needed during the game. The standard number generally set at 113 black pieces and 112 white pieces.
The first player to form a line of five pieces wins.
There is another rule that if you connect five pieces, you can capture the opponent’s nearest piece. The captured pieces returned to the opponent for continued use. In the end, the player who finishes all the pieces first is the winner.
6. International checkers
An intellectual sport between two chess players.
Draughts originated from some countries and regions. Such as ancient Egypt, ancient Rome, and ancient Greece, and existed as early as the ancient Egyptian pharaoh period. Modern international checkers finalized in the 12th century.
The chessboard is a large square composed of 10X10 small squares with dark and light colors. The dark squares called black squares, and the light squares called white squares.
The chess pieces are cylindrical, with 20 black and white chess pieces. There are ribs on the surface of the chess pieces, and this kind of chess piece is called a “soldier”. Turning a soldier over (or stacking two soldiers) becomes a “king” (a soldier jumps to the opponent’s bottom line and becomes a “king” or called a king chess).
If you eat up all the opponent’s chess pieces or make the opponent have no chess pieces to move, you win.
Summary
I hope you can fully experience the fun of board game pawns in the above pawns game.
