Seahorse chess or horse racing chess is one of the popular entertainment games during Tet holidays and festivals. With a simple but extremely interesting and attractive gameplay, the seahorse board game is loved by many people. Furthermore, this game can be played by 2-4 people, so you can play with friends and family, helping to bring laughter and emotional bonds.
The following article will specifically guide the game rules and how to play seahorse chess for beginners. Let's take a look now!
Instructions on the rules of playing seahorse chess
To start the game, each player chooses a color and a position corresponding to the color on the chessboard. The first person to roll the dice and the next person (left or right) depend on the agreement between the players. This dice rolling order will be fixed until the game ends.
How to roll dice
Whichever player's turn it is, that person rolls. The dice will be rolled into a container such as a cup, bowl, cup... that has a bounce. If the dice falls out of the container (cup, bowl), the turn will be lost and the dice rolling results will not be recognized.
How to launch
Is the right to play a piece on a chessboard. To make a move, the player must rely on the results of rolling the dice, corresponding to the following cases:
- For 1 dice, the player rolls the result "best" (one) or "six" (six).
- For 2 dice, the player rolls "best" (one) and "six" (six), pair of first (one), pair of two (two), pair of three (three), pair of four (four), pair five (five), six (six) and will be given one more turn until the above result is not obtained.
How to move chess pieces
When the player has his pieces moving on the chessboard, he can move based on the result of rolling the dice. Regardless of the dice result, the piece must move that many steps, definitely not more or less.
How to enter the barn
When the player's piece moves once around the board, it will reach the barn door. At this time, the opponent will still have the opportunity to kick this piece. Therefore, players must rely on the result of rolling the dice to enter the cage. At this time, place the pieces forward one square at a time to bring the pieces into the cage.
For example: If the dice roll result is 2, then enter the cage in the second box. Then, slowly move to box number 3, to box number 4, to number 5 and then to number 6. If the result of rolling the dice is lower than the position of the piece standing in the barn, you cannot move the piece in that position.
Situations that will occur when the pieces move
Stone
Is the act of taking down an opponent's piece while standing in front of your piece. This will happen when the distance between the two pieces is exactly equal to the result of the dice roll. And your piece will stand in place of the opponent's piece, and the opponent's piece will go out and wait for the next piece.
Obstructed
This is the case where your piece is blocked by the opponent's piece in front. In this case, if the dice result is less than the distance between the two pieces, your piece will not be surpassed or moved backwards. If your remaining pieces on the board cannot move, you will lose your turn.
Plating contractor (depending on contract)
The player who rolls the dice and places the piece directly in the 6th position in the first cage is called the "plated bidder". The reward will depend on the contract between x2 or x3 players.
Tunnel collapse (depending on the contract)
Any chess piece that returns to the stable and falls into the 1st position in the stable will be called "dumped". The person whose tunnel "collapses" will have to share the penalty with all the remaining players.
Divide victory and defeat
The player who has all 4 pieces in the cage and placed them in the correct position first 6, 5, 4, 3 will win. And the remaining people will continue to compete for second and third place.
Above are basic instructions on how to play seahorse chess to help you confidently have fun with friends and family. The days of Tet Nham Dan 2022 are approaching, if you want to stir up the Tet atmosphere, invite the whole family to play seahorse chess together!
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