Janggi

Korean chess under the Korea Janggi Federation scoring rules. Play a friend on one device or online through a private room.

Janggi

Janggi is Korea's traditional strategy game, a cousin of chess and xiangqi. This version follows the scoring rules of the Korea Janggi Federation. Trap the opposing general to win.

Play a friend on one device, or open an online room and invite them with a code.

How to play

1. Choose On one device or Play online.
2. Han chooses an arrangement of horses and elephants first, then Cho. Cho moves first.
3. Tap one of your pieces to see where it can go, then tap a highlighted point. You can also drag

the piece.

1. Instead of moving you may Pass, except while your general is in check.

Arrangements

Arrangement, From left to right

Inner elephants, Horse, elephant, elephant, horse

Outer elephants, Elephant, horse, horse, elephant

Left elephants, Elephant, horse, elephant, horse

Right elephants, Horse, elephant, horse, elephant

Pieces

Piece, Points, Movement

General, —, One point along the palace lines, never leaving the palace

Guard, 3, Like the general

Chariot, 13, Any distance in a straight line

Cannon, 7, Must jump exactly one piece; never jumps or captures a cannon

Horse, 5, One point straight, then one diagonally; blocked by a piece on the way

Elephant, 3, One point straight, then two diagonally; blocked by a piece on the way

Soldier, 2, One point forward or sideways

Inside a palace, chariots, cannons and soldiers may also follow the diagonal lines. Soldiers only move diagonally forward, inside the opposing palace.

How a game ends

• Checkmate wins and resigning loses. Resigning asks for a second tap.
• Bikjang: once any piece has been captured, if the two generals face each other on one file with

nothing between them and the opponent does not break it on the next move, the points decide.

• Points: the remaining pieces are counted, and Han, the second player, gets 1.5 extra points, so

there is never a tie. Points also decide when both players agree with Decide on points, or after 400 moves.

• A move may not repeat the same position a third time, unless both sides have fewer than 30 points.

Playing modes

On one device, Online

Players, Two people take turns on one screen, Two people in a private room

Take back, Yes, one move at a time, No

Points proposal, Yes, Yes

Next game, New game, Rematch, with sides swapped

Online, the player who created the room plays Cho in the first game. There is no clock, no rating and no ranking: every game is a friendly match.

Controls

Action, Mouse and touch, Keyboard

Pick a piece, Tap it, Arrow keys, then Enter or Space

Move, Tap a highlighted point or drag, Arrow keys, then Enter or Space

Cancel a pick, Tap the piece again, Esc

The board shows the last move, the points a piece can reach and a general in check. Flip board turns it around. Sound and the interface language (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) can be changed at the top of the game.