{"product_id":"banqi","title":"Banqi","description":"\u003cp\u003eBanqi, or Half Chess, is a two-player Chinese board game played on a 4x8 grid (usually half of the Chinese Chess board).  Banqi is a social game, usually played for fun rather than serious competition. Because it has a significant element of chance, some people consider it a child's game, but Banqi often has remarkable depth of strategy.\n\nThe 32 pieces are shuffled and randomly allocated face-down to squares on the board.  The first player turns up a piece to begin the game.  The color of the piece he turns up is the color he will play in the game.  The second player then makes a move, and the two alternate until the game is finished.\n\nThe game ends when a player cannot move; the player who cannot move loses.  Most often, the game is lost because all of a player’s pieces have been captured and so he has no pieces to move.  However, it is possible for one player to surround all of the other player’s pieces in a manner that makes it impossible for them to move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 min\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplexity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.63 \/ 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e (Uncredited)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"(Public Domain)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51926807150808,"sku":"SB-A51ADD34A30F-BOARD-GAMES-UNK-SEALED","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/6271\/0488\/files\/48y5phlw8tmoxpxbfzc78dks06cv.jpg?v=1785464995","url":"https:\/\/abbyboardwalkstore.com\/products\/banqi","provider":"Boardwalk Cafe \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}