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Luzhanqi
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Chinese military chess (luzhanqi) () (lit. “Land Battle Chess”) is a two-player Chinese board game . There is also a version for four players. It bears many similarities to dou shou qi, Game of the Generals and the Western board game Stratego. It is a non-perfect abstract strategy game of partial information, since each player has only limited knowledge concerning the disposition of the opposing pieces. Because of the Chinese nature of the game, terms used within the game may vary in translation.

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Game.italic title
no
Game.subject_name
Luzhanqi
Game.image_link
Luzhanqi.JPG
Game.players
2 (3 with a referee)
Game.setup_time
Under one minute
Game.playing_time
Informal games: less than 30 minutes.
Game.random_chance
Some, originating to the incomplete information of the game
Game.skills
Strategy, tactics, memory, bluff

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Land Battle Chess
minimum number of players
2
maximum number of players
2
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13 sections
Contents
  • Objective
  • Board
  • Pieces
  • Gameplay
  • Strategies
  • Multi-player versions
  • Other variants
  • Common
  • Two players
  • Four players
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Chinese military chess (luzhanqi) () (lit. “Land Battle Chess”) is a two-player Chinese board game . There is also a version for four players. It bears many similarities to dou shou qi, Game of the Generals and the Western board game Stratego. It is a non-perfect abstract strategy game of partial information, since each player has only limited knowledge concerning the disposition of the opposing pieces. Because of the Chinese nature of the game, terms used within the game may vary in translation.

Luzhanqi is mainly played by children as a precursor to games like xiangqi and weiqi, but people of other ages may also enjoy it as a game of leisure.

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