'The most popular form among. business mon is called "Ziang Chee." This is a military game, the pieces comprising, one general, two bodyguard marshals, two elephants, chariots, two fields guns, and five foot soldiers. The board' on which the game is. played is divided into 64 squares, 32 on each side, with a "river" between. On certain of these squares small slanting Hines fare added to indicate the place for the general and his bodyguards. Two sots of pieces (black and white) are put on the same board, with the river to separate the two opposing players. The value of the various pieces is curiously similar to the same pieces in chess as usually played by foreigners, the piece in the Chinese game ' corresponding roughly to the king, bishops, knights, rooks and pawns of the ' Western game. Each piece has its own move, and the ultimate aim is to checkmate the king, who cannot be removed from the board. Tt is possible to stalemate in the Chinese game, to draw it or to mate, Checkers—There are also several kinds of checkers played by child dren, The most poplar among these is one called "Carrying Pole." ihe board is ruled into 16 squares, [with a small slanting line ruled
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