ZingMagic?s critically acclaimed Chinese Chess application is a stimulating and interesting alternative to western Chess.
Just like western Chess, the aim of the game is to capture your opponent''s King. You have seven pieces at your disposal, each with their own rules of movement. The board includes diagonal lines as well as horizontal ones, and pieces move along lines stopping where they intersect. The blank area in the middle of the board represents the Yellow River that divides north and south China. The major pieces in Chinese Chess come into play much quicker, allowing for a faster and less drawn out game.
ZingMagic?s critically acclaimed Chinese Chess application is renowned for its superb playability for players of all levels from beginner to expert. Whatever level of Chinese Chess you play at, you can be sure that ZingMagic?s Chinese Chess will give you a stimulating and challenging game.
Game engine written by a champion Chinese chess programmer
Game features:
Play against the computer or another human player on the same device.
Award winning technology allowing games against other human players via Bluetooth or SMS text messages.
Multiple levels of computer play, ranging from beginner to expert.
Award winning artificial intelligence engine from acknowledged Chinese Chess experts.
Multiple player and multiple game support.
Chinese and Western piece sets.
Full undo and redo of moves.
Show last move.
Show legal moves.
Show threatened pieces.
Ability to display piece names to help beginners.
Hints.
Support for alternate boards and pieces.
Supports English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Chinese Chess is just one of our large collection of best of breed classic board, card and puzzle games available for a wide range of platforms.
This application is Symbian Signed.*
* "Symbian Signed promotes best practise in designing applications to run on Symbian OS phones. Symbian Signed applications follow industry-agreed quality guidelines and support network operator requirements for signed applications."
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