Wu Xing Chess

Wu Xing Chess is a strategy game for 2–4 players that combines Gomoku-style play with the five Chinese elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. Players place cards on a board to connect elements while blocking their opponents.

Cards and elements

The game includes 200 cards:

• 50 single-element cards: 5 types, with 10 cards of each type.
• 100 dual-element cards: 10 types, such as Metal+Wood and Metal+Water, with 10 cards of each type.
• 50 four-element cards: 5 types, such as Metal+Wood+Water+Fire, with 10 cards of each type.

Turns and victory

At the start of a game, each player is randomly assigned a different element, which is initially secret. Each player starts with 3 cards and plays 1 card per turn, placing it anywhere on the board.

Connect five elements in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line to win. If multiple elements make a line of five simultaneously, the player who played the last card in that turn wins.