Sowing and capturing
Ô ăn quan belongs to the family of sowing games, like many board games played around the world.
Traditional Vietnamese board game
Ô ăn quan, on your phone.
Quan Game brings you Ô ăn quan, the traditional Vietnamese board game: sow the stones square by square, capture your opponent's, and take the mandarins.
Available on Android and iPhone.
The screens shown are those of the Android version, some features will come later on iPhone.
- A traditional game
- Simple rules, real strategy
- Android and iPhone
How it works
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The board
Ten small squares in two rows of five, and a large half-circle at each end: the mandarin squares.
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Sow
Take all the stones of one of your squares and drop them one by one in the following squares, in the direction you choose.
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Capture
When your sowing ends before an empty square followed by a full one, you take the stones of that square. The game ends when both mandarins have been taken.
A game played in Vietnam for generations
Calculate your moves
Each move changes the whole board: count the stones and anticipate where your sowing will end.
Two sides
Each player owns the five squares of their row and plays in turn.
A piece of Vietnamese culture
Traditionally drawn on the ground and played with pebbles or seeds, Ô ăn quan is a game of childhood in Vietnam.
Frequently asked questions
What is Ô ăn quan?
A traditional Vietnamese board game for two players, in which you sow stones from square to square and capture those of your opponent. Its name means roughly "the mandarin square game".
How does a game end?
When both mandarin squares are empty, the players count the stones they captured; the one with the most wins.
On which phones can I play?
Quan Game is available on Android and on iPhone.
Do I need an account?
No account is needed to play.
Ready to play Ô ăn quan?
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