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How to play poker with Xiang qi (Chinese Chess) pieces?
When I was younger I went to a boarding school with alot of asian guys and we used to play Xiang qi (Chinese Chess) and we also used to take the Xiang qi pieces and play a poker type game where everyone drew pieces, and the guy who had won the Chess game would play first by saying a number and everyone had to play that many pieces, then whoever had the best hand called out the next number (I remeber hands included multiple pawns, 2 guards/cars/cannons ect. and the best hand was a single red queen but was worthless is played in a hand of more than 1 peice) and whoever won the last hand won the game and got to call the first number of the next game. Anyone know the name of this game or where I can find the rules? It was alot of fun and more fun than poker IMO. Pieces where ranked in value 1- queen 2- guard 3- elephant 4- horse 5- car/rook/chariot 6- cannon 7- pawn (I might be wrong I think maybe the elephant was worth less and cannon more but Im pretty sure in went in order of the way they were setup on the board) Hands included 2 of kind, 2 pairs, straight flush, straight, 3 and 4 of a kind (pawns), ect the best hand was a single queen (red always beat green if both had queens) but the queen was worthless in any other hand except straights (Queen+guard+elephant+horse, ect)
Public Comments
- I played it when I was a kid. However, since this is supposed to represent the battlefield, the "queens" you are talking about are actually Generals. I sometimes see it in many shops in Chinatown.
- I've played Xiang Qi, but never as a poker version. I've also played Ma Jong... which is similar to poker or maybe more like bridge... where collecting certain sets of tiles win the game. (not the matching game that most people think Ma Jong is.) Your version seems interesting... where can I get a complete set of rules?
