Course Description --- Chinese Chess 棋藝

Age 6 and up     3:30-4:30 pm

Say it with me: Shee-ahng-chee. Also known as Chinese Chess or Elephant Chess, this is the most popular board game on earth. Played in China for nearly 2,000 years, it has been largely unknown to the west until recently, partly because the playing pieces have always been identified with Chinese writing. This fast-paced strategy game is similar to European Chess in that the objective is to checkmate the opponent’s king, but there are also several notable differences. The pieces are placed and moved on the intersections of the lines (like in the Go Game) and the playing board is divided in half by a river boundary.

This class will provide brief history and game rules on Chinese Chess as well as other board games, such as: Chinese Checker, Army Chess, etc.