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Evidence for Macheng
1 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.2053
Type Contemporary text
Location Ming China
Date 1567-01-01 - 1624-12-31
Rules Played on a merels board. Players place their pieces on the board. When three pieces are in a straight line, one of the opponent's pieces is removed from the board. When a player surrounds an opponent's piece with two of their pieces, the opponent's piece is removed. When a player places their piece between two of the opponent's pieces, the opponent's pieces are removed.
Content Account from Wu Za Zu ("Five Assorted Offerings" of Xie Zhaozhe: "The common board games in the alley[...] include ma cheng [one of the merel game's names], whether it is vertical or horizontal, it is shaped like a city, when three pieces are placed in a straight line, one can remove one of the opponent's pieces from the board. Another rules is that when one's piece is placed between the opponent's two pieces or one's two pieces is around the opponent's one piece, one can remove the opponent's pieces from the board." Wu and Sebillaud 2020: 49.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Spaces Outside, Public
Genders Male
Source Wu, S. and P. Sebillaud. 2020. "Research on the Merels Game in Medieval China." Asian Archaeology 4: 41-52.
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