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- 1.0.5
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- July 2026
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About Eastern Dark Chess
Eastern Dark Chess is a games app developed by 尚 王.
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Eastern Dark Chess is freely available from the App Store. The app size is 421.63 MB. The latest version available is 1.0.5. The last update was on August 13, 2026.
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The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on the App Store since July 2026.
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TWO TIMELESS GAMES, ONE APP
• Classic Xiangqi — the 2,500-year-old game of generals, cannons, and palace strategy. Play standard Xiangqi or "Skirmish," a fast-paced variant where horses and elephants are replaced with extra chariots for a rapid, attack-heavy showdown.
• Dark Chess (Banqi) — the popular face-down variant where every piece is hidden until flipped. Mix bluffing with classical strategy across nine hand-painted board layouts: Classic 8×4, Cross-32, Cross-64, H-shape, Tian-shape, Double 8×8, Ri-shape, and more.
SMART AI, THREE DIFFICULTIES
Easy plays a polished, beginner-friendly game with built-in quiescence search to avoid blunders. Medium and Hard use deeper minimax with alpha-beta pruning — strong enough to challenge seasoned players. Every move is honest: the AI never peeks at hidden Dark Chess pieces.
TWO PLAYERS, ONE DEVICE
Pass-and-play mode lets two players share one screen. Perfect for couples, friends, or family game night — no internet, no accounts, no waiting for a match.
BEAUTIFUL HOME SCREEN WIDGET
Add a Chinese Chess widget to your home screen and choose from seven hand-crafted themes: Bronze Relief, Cyberpunk, Wasteland, Storybook, Ancient Scroll, Ink Wash, and Imperial Jade. Switch any time with iOS's Edit Widget UI. Supports Medium and Large sizes on iPhone, plus Extra Large on iPad.
NINE LANGUAGES
English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, French, Italian.
OFFLINE • AD-FREE • PRIVACY-RESPECTING
No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No internet required. Just chess.
Designed for landscape on every device — iPhone (compact, dense layout) and iPad (spacious, room-to-breathe layout). Includes piece-display options (traditional characters or pictorial icons), background music with sequence/random/recycle playlist modes, and adjustable AI difficulty.
Whether you're learning your first Xiangqi moves or playing your thousandth Banqi game, Chinese Chess Skirmish is built to be the most thoughtful and beautiful Chinese chess app on iOS.