Period Medieval, Modern

Region Eastern Asia

Category Reconstruction, Done, Board, War, Leaping, Lines

Description

The board for this game was found in Wan Fu Cave, part of the Longmen cave-temples near Luoyang, China. The board is of a common type known throughout the world, but is not as commonly attested in China.

Rules

5x5 intersecting lines, with diagonals in each quadrant.

These rules were taken from the Historical Information ruleset.

All Rulesets

Reconstructed rulesets
Wan Fu Cave Game (Ludii 1) Reconstructed with Ludii
Wan Fu Cave Game (Ludii 2) Reconstructed with Ludii
Wan Fu Cave Game (Ludii 3) Reconstructed with Ludii
Wan Fu Cave Game (Ludii 4) Reconstructed with Ludii
Wan Fu Cave Game (Ludii 5) Reconstructed with Ludii
Wan Fu Cave Game (Ludii 6) Reconstructed with Ludii
Wan Fu Cave Game (Ludii 7) Reconstructed with Ludii
Wan Fu Cave Game (Ludii 8) Reconstructed with Ludii
Wan Fu Cave Game (Ludii 9) Reconstructed with Ludii
Wan Fu Cave Game (Ludii 10) Reconstructed with Ludii

Incomplete rulesets
Historical Information Rules from DLP evidence.

Origin

China

Ludeme Description

Wan Fu Cave Game.lud

Concepts

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Evidence Map

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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

Shimizu, Y. and S. Miyahara. 2002. "Game Boards in the Longmen Caves and the Game of Fang." Board Game Studies 5: 25-33.

Identifiers

DLP.Games.979

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