WATERMELON CHESS - BOARD GAME

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Watermelon Chess is a two-player abstract strategy game from China where it is known as Xi Gua Qi. It is also known as The Surround Game and Globe. Played on a network of curved lines, players take turns to move a piece, capturing the opponent's pieces by surrounding them. Players decide what colors to play, and who starts first. Each player's six pieces are initially placed on the six closest intersection points on their side of the board. Players alternate their turns, and move one piece per turn. A piece can move one space per turn following the pattern on the board. Enemy pieces can be captured if surrounded by the player's pieces so that it cannot move. Only one enemy piece can be captured per turn. Captured pieces are removed from the board. The goal is to reduce the opponent's numbers to two pieces.