What does this site do?
Jia'an Board & Card Games provides rule explanations and online portals for board and puzzle games, includes common gameplay, and organizes folk chess games that are hard to find with complete explanations.
Currently, there are twenty-one games in total:Gomoku、Xiangqi (Chinese Chess)、Chess、Bie Si Niu、Cheng San Qi (Morris variant)、Wu Fu Qi、Go (9, 15 & 19 lines)、Bull Horn Chess、Jungle (Dou Shou Qi)、Jun Qi (Army Chess)、Chinese Checkers、Tic-Tac-Toe、Tiger and Goats (Rimau)、Card games、Watermelon Chess、Minesweeper、Shou Ba Yi、MCR Mahjong、Qingdao Bao Huang、Dou Dizhu、Aeroplane Chess。 Each game comes with clear rules, win-loss conditions, operation instructions, and an online entry, along with corresponding guides.
How to organize content
The rules page is organized according to the actual game program on this site, focusing on explaining legal operations and win/loss conditions. The strategy page explains the board structure, common misconceptions, and operational approaches.
If the game is still being adjusted, the latest in-game displayed rules shall prevail. If the rules page is inconsistent with the program, the rules page should be corrected accordingly.
How is it suitable for use?
- First time encountering a certain game: first read the full rules, then start with the easy difficulty.
- Already Playable: Enter the game directly and switch the pieces, board size, or difficulty as needed.
- Rules forgotten: Check the guide and illustrations for the corresponding game, then return to the game.