Jungle (board game)
| 鬥獸棋/斗兽棋 (dou shou qi) | |
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A typical and inexpensive Jungle set with paper board, purchased at a Chinese stationery shop | |
| Genres | |
| Players | 2 |
| Setup time | 1–2 minutes |
| Playing time | 5–30 minutes |
| Chance | None |
| Skills | Strategy, tactics, counting |
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Jungle or dou shou qi (simplified Chinese: 斗兽棋; traditional Chinese: 鬥獸棋; pinyin: dòu shòu qí; lit. 'fighting animal game') is a modern Chinese board game with an obscure history. A British version known as "Jungle King" was sold in the 1960s by the John Waddington company. The game is played on a 7×9 board and is popular with children in the Far East.
Jungle is a two-player strategy game and has been cited by The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games as resembling the Western game Stratego. The game is also known as the jungle game, children's chess, oriental chess and animal chess.