Sz'kwa: Ancient Chinese Board Game

This is an ancient Chinese game played on a cross and circle board. Boards exist from the 11th century, but it is unknown if those boards were used fo rsz'kwa or another game.

This Chinese game is a simple version of Wei ch'i or Go.

A game for two players

 

Resources:
20 distinctive pieces such as coloured counters, coins, pebbless or shells for each player.
A board drawn like the one above - you may like to try marking this out in wet sand.

To start:
Use an empty board and take it in turns to place one of your pieces on one of the intersections on the board - these include where the red and blue lines meet the outer black circle.

Aim of the game: to capture your opponent's pieces by surrounding them.

The game ends: when there are no empty intersections where a piece can be placed or when a player has no pieces left to place.

The winner: is the player who has captured the most counters.