sittuyin

Also known as Burmese Chess

Sittuyin (), also known as Burmese chess, is a strategy board game created in Myanmar. It is a direct offspring of the Indian game of chaturanga, which arrived in Myanmar in the 8th century thus it is part of the same family of games such as chess and shogi. Sit is the modern Burmese word for "army" or "war"; the word sittuyin can be translated as "representation of the four characteristics of army"—chariot, elephant, cavalry and infantry.

Key facts

Game.italic title: no
Game.title: Sittuyin
Game.image: Sittuyin gameboard and init config.PNG
Game.caption: Sittuyin board and starting position
Game.years: 8th century to present
Game.players: 2
Game.setup_time: < 1 minute
Game.playing_time: From 20 minutes to several hours
Game.random_chance: None
Game.skills: Strategy, tactics
Game.AKA: Burmese chess

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: chess variant
Country of origin: Myanmar
Image: Sittuyin gameboard and init config.PNG

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Commons category: Sittuyin
minimum number of players: 2
maximum number of players: 2
native label: စစ်တုရင်

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections

Contents

Board
Pieces and their moves
Rules
Dice rules
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

In its native land, the game has been largely overshadowed by Western (international) chess, although it remains popular in the northwest regions.

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