Lhŭ fũm

Lhŭ fũm

Starting positions
Years active	At least 300 BNB
Genres	Board game, Abstract strategy game
Players	2
Skills	Tactics, Strategy
Related games
Juhsung, Lyumun, Liuwha

Lhŭ fũm (桌戰 Bahlian: /ʎu˥ fũ˩˨/ "board battle") is an abstract strategy board game in the juhsung family originating from Bahl. The objective, like that of other games in this family, is to humble (checkmate) or bare the general.

Rules

Pieces

General

The general (將 tăt) is the royal piece and moves one tile in any direction.

Minister

The minister (士 tiăm) innovates on the juhsung minister by having it move hippogonally (one tile, then two tiles on a 90 degree angle) only straight forwards and backwards, or one tile diagonally.

Flanker

The flanker (翼 kak) moves one tile diagonally. It promotes to the marshal.

Sergeant

The sergeant (帥 gak) moves one tile orthogonally. It promotes to the marshal.

Archer

The archer (箭 mung) moves up to two tiles diagonally.

Chariot

The chariot (車 rạm) moves up to two tiles orthogonally.

Soldier

The soldier (兵 ngię) moves only one tile forward. Once it leaves its initial position, it may capture one tile along its rank. It promotes to the marshal

Marshal

Once a small piece (sergeant, flanker, soldier) reaches the first rank of the enemy, it may be flipped over and promote to the marshal (官 piok). It moves the same as the general, one tile in any direction.

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  General

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  Minister

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  Flanker

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  Sergeant

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  Archer

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  Chariot

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  Soldier

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  Marshal