<p>This is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janggi" rel="noreferrer">Janggi</a> or &quot;Korean chess&quot;. It can be distinguished from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangqi" rel="noreferrer">Xiangqi</a> (&quot;Chinese chess&quot;) by the lack of river dividing the board horizontally in the middle.</p>

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2022-10-14T17:59:02.817Z
Also can be distinguished for Xiangqi because: the pieces are octagonal, the pieces vary in size, the king starts in the middle of the palace, and the characters on many of the pieces are different
Zags
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2022-10-14T08:28:33.097Z
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Philip Kendall
<p>It looks like a form of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangqi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Xiangqi</a>, a relative of shogi and chess.</p>

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2022-10-14T08:28:59.163Z
Not quite - the lack of river across the middle of board means it's the Korean variant; see my answer.
Philip Kendall
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2022-10-16T22:14:29.400Z
Thanks for picking up on that, it's interesting to see what distinguishes all the East Asian chess-likes.
ConMan
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ConMan
<p>Will anyone tell me what kind of game this is <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/cnJ8q.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/cnJ8q.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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2022-10-14T08:22:38.703Z
For future reference: if you have a image, you can [Google to find its source](https://lens.google.com/search?p=AU55jv2lE_ifaU2U6tvgrKoT5nMetwn-MggAIriBWtRlRtzNeyo7UrXfuaa0c2MhumMWtFU_Y0sheYCuggtDkDFaY1zMnWJtSwgE3BRfALy_ofWphVEgQPTwn8UXBLbjiVlUo9gpDSps0E5UwfNnbKUQF6xxe2Q3cZ1bkSxVpj3zuoh7KydfBwB7NK6vNiK9PPKW6Vqn2LNT9YTs1zHJJnX7FDy-lb02sCvl4pUQGM-HNMAi7nvVr3-X7w%3D%3D&ep=gisbubu&hl=en-GB#lns=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsIkVrY0tKR1ptTVdRek5UTXdMVGMyWmprdE5EQTJOQzFpWmpNNExUQXpaV0k0TUdReE5qVTNaUklmWnpkUGEwNUdNa056ZDBGUlJVWkRjWGQ0VEhKTVVEZGhOV3hPV2xCU1p3PT0iXQ==)
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What board game is this with octagonal Chinese pieces sitting on grid intersections?
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# What board game is this with octagonal Chinese pieces sitting on grid intersections?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-10-14)

Will anyone tell me what kind of game this is [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/cnJ8q.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/cnJ8q.png)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: For future reference: if you have a image, you can [Google to find its source](https://lens.google.com/search?p=AU55jv2lE_ifaU2U6tvgrKoT5nMetwn-MggAIriBWtRlRtzNeyo7UrXfuaa0c2MhumMWtFU_Y0sheYCuggtDkDFaY1zMnWJtSwgE3BRfALy_ofWphVEgQPTwn8UXBLbjiVlUo9gpDSps0E5UwfNnbKUQF6xxe2Q3cZ1bkSxVpj3zuoh7KydfBwB7NK6vNiK9PPKW6Vqn2LNT9YTs1zHJJnX7FDy-lb02sCvl4pUQGM-HNMAi7nvVr3-X7w%3D%3D&ep=gisbubu&hl=en-GB#lns=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsIkVrY0tKR1ptTVdRek5UTXdMVGMyWmprdE5EQTJOQzFpWmpNNExUQXpaV0k0TUdReE5qVTNaUklmWnpkUGEwNUdNa056ZDBGUlJVWkRjWGQ0VEhKTVVEZGhOV3hPV2xCU1p3PT0iXQ==)  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-10-14. Score: 9

This is [Janggi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janggi) or "Korean chess". It can be distinguished from [Xiangqi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangqi) ("Chinese chess") by the lack of river dividing the board horizontally in the middle.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Also can be distinguished for Xiangqi because: the pieces are octagonal, the pieces vary in size, the king starts in the middle of the palace, and the characters on many of the pieces are different  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-10-14. Score: 0

It looks like a form of [Xiangqi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangqi), a relative of shogi and chess.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Not quite - the lack of river across the middle of board means it's the Korean variant; see my answer.  
> **username_3**: Thanks for picking up on that, it's interesting to see what distinguishes all the East Asian chess-likes.  

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