Period Modern

Region Northern Asia

Category Reconstruction, Done, Board, War, Replacement, Checkmate, Chaturanga

Description

Sfenj is a capturing game played by the Tungusic people of Northern Asia. It was played with a set of pieces similar to Chess, but the Kings were colored red.

Rules

8x8 board. Chess-like game.

These rules were taken from the Historical Information ruleset.

All Rulesets

Reconstructed rulesets
Sfenj (Ludii 1) Reconstructed with Ludii
Sfenj (Ludii 2) Reconstructed with Ludii
Sfenj (Ludii 3) Reconstructed with Ludii
Sfenj (Ludii 4) Reconstructed with Ludii
Sfenj (Ludii 5) Reconstructed with Ludii
Sfenj (Ludii 6) Reconstructed with Ludii
Sfenj (Ludii 7) Reconstructed with Ludii
Sfenj (Ludii 8) Reconstructed with Ludii
Sfenj (Ludii 9) Reconstructed with Ludii
Sfenj (Ludii 10) Reconstructed with Ludii
Sfenj (Ludii 11) Reconstructed with Ludii

Incomplete rulesets
Historical Information Rules from DLP evidence.

Origin

Siberia

Ludeme Description

Sfenj.lud

Concepts

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Reference

Murray 1913: 373-374.

Evidence Map

1 pieces of evidence in total. Browse all evidence for Sfenj here.

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Evidence category: All Artifact Art Text Ethnography

Evidence coloured based on: Age None

Map style: Streets OpenStreetMaps ArcGIS Topographique Voyager

Sources

Anonymous. 1904. Chess in Northern Siberia. British Chess Magazine April 1904, 148-149.

Murray, H. J. R. 1913. A History of Chess. London: Oxford University Press.

Identifiers

DLP.Games.1252

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