Classic xiangqi on a wooden board in a bamboo grove – and 12 legendary generals are waiting.
Bingfa is an offline Chinese chess game: climb a ladder of AI opponents from easy to fierce, solve mate puzzles, learn the rules from scratch and play friends on the same Wi‑Fi.
HOW TO PLAY
• Pick a general and play Red or Black.
• Tap a piece, then tap a point – legal moves are marked on the board.
• Checkmate the enemy general to win. Take back a slip, offer a draw or resign.
• Beat one general to take on the next, stronger one.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT
• 12 generals, 12 styles: Zhao Kuo knows the book but not the battle, Zhang Fei grabs material, Zhao Yun counter-attacks, Zhuge Liang sets traps… all the way up to Sun Tzu, who plays at full strength
• Watercolour portraits whose mood changes as the game turns
• Mate puzzles: 2000+ "mate by continuous checks" problems from 2 to 7 moves, each with one clean solution
• Classic mates: 7 named patterns from the old manuals – Horse-Cannon, Crouching Horse, Double Cannons, Smothered Palace, Staggered Rooks, Facing Generals and Heart Piercer
• Learn to play: the board, how every piece moves, check, the flying general, checkmate and draw rules – with exercises right on the board
• Wi‑Fi play: open a room and friends on the same network find it at once, no account needed
• Your last 100 games saved, with move-by-move replay
• The AI runs on your phone: no internet, no sign-in
• Pentatonic guzheng music and satisfying wooden clicks
• In English, Tiếng Việt, 日本語, 简体中文 and 繁體中文
A quick game on a break or a long battle with Sun Tzu – the board is always set.
Download Bingfa and outwit the generals today!
Offline xiangqi: beat 12 AI generals, solve 2000+ mate puzzles, learn the rules