By the Southern Song, there was a similar system for xiangqi. Song Huizong, an emperor who was also adept at music, calligraphy, and painting, was said to prefer staying home to play chess to going out.
「踏青鬥草皆餘事，閒集朋儕靜奕棋」，琴棋書畫樣樣精通的宋徽宗寧可關起門來下棋，不願郊遊踏青。