Banqi
| Players | 2 |
|---|---|
| Setup time | < 1 minute |
| Playing time | 5–15 minutes |
| Chance | High |
| Skills | Strategy, tactics |
| Synonyms | Half Chess Dark Chess Blind Chess |
Banqi (Chinese: 半棋; pinyin: bànqí) or Half Chess, also known as Dark Chess (暗棋) or Blind Chess (盲棋), is a two-player Chinese board game played on a 4×8 grid, or half of the xiangqi (Chinese chess) board. Most games last between ten and twenty minutes, but advanced games can last for an hour or more. Banqi is a social game, usually played for fun rather than serious competition. A more formal version of Banqi may have evolved into the games Jungle and modern Luzhanqi.