Description
HOXChess is a free and open source Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) application for iPhone/iPod touch. The user can either practice with Artificial Intelligent (AI) or play with other people around the world through the free PlayXiangqi.com server.
Common features:
- Replay mode with 4-button panel (Begin, Previous, Next, End).
- Five different Piece sets and Boards, including Western ones.
- Sound support.
- Graphics effects for Move-Hints and the Last-Move-Highlight.
- Three languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), and French.
Offline or Artificial Intelligent (AI) mode:
- Two different AI engines to choose from.
- Each AI has four different Difficulty Levels: Easy (default), Normal, Hard, Master.
- Auto Save and Auto Resume the current game.
- Disable/Enable (i.e., Pause/Resume) AI at any time to allow the user to play both sides/roles.
- Support Player-vs-Player (PvP) with AI being disabled.
- Unlimited Undo Moves.
- Either Human or AI can move first (as Red player).
Online mode (through a centralized server at PlayXiangqi.com):
- Play with other people either as a registered user or as a Guest.
- Play or Observe existing games/tables.
- Support basic Chat feature.
- Support receiving Invitations from other people.
- Track Rating/Points and game statistics using Elo Rating System.
- Support Auto-Resume after having disconnected from the network.
- Basic online options: Resign, Draw, Reset, and Timers.
Acknowledgements:
- HOXChess is created by the team at PlayXiangqi.com.
- HOXChess is a fork/branch of NevoChess at nevochess.googlecode.com
- XQWLight is an open source AI engine written by Huang Chen at xqbase.com
- HaQiKi D is an AI engine written by H.G. Muller at home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller
- Some Chinese pieces, boards, and sound files are from XQWizard at xqwizard.sourceforge.net
- Western pieces are from chessvariants.com and wikipedia.org
- Some icons are from Tango Desktop Project at tango.freedesktop.org
- Other icons and from Crystal Project Icons (by Everaldo) at crystalxp.net
What's New in Version 1.1
Fixed sounds in iOS 4.0
iPhone Screenshots
Customer Reviews
Eighty dollars charged
It is not worth it. I found my credit card has been charged 80 dollars.
love it!!!
love it!!! I can play with my friend online.
Excellent
Very good graphics and gameplay. Makes Chinese chess compelling and warlike
- Free
- Category: Games
- Updated: Oct 25, 2010
- Version: 1.1
- Size: 1.3 MB
- Languages: English, Chinese, French
- Seller: Huy Phan
- © 2010 PlayXiangqi
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.0 or later
