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O An Quan online
Vietnamese folk game: sow stones, capture citizens and mandarins. Score when the mandarins are gone. 2 players, or 3-4 on a ring board.
Also known as: O An Quan, Mandarin Square Capturing, a Vietnamese mancala.
- 2–4 players
- Free
- No app to install
Three ways to play
- Vs botPlay alone, bots take the other seats.
- OnlineCreate a room and send the code to friends, or join a public room in the Online lobby.
- Same deviceSeveral people pass one phone or tablet around.
How to play O An Quan
- The board has 10 citizen squares (5 per side) and 2 mandarin squares at the ends.
- On your turn, pick one of your squares and a direction, then sow the stones one by one.
- If the next square has stones, pick them up and keep sowing. An empty square followed by a full one captures that square, and captures can chain.
- If your side is empty, you must put captured stones back to sow.
- The game ends when both mandarins are captured. Most points wins (a mandarin is worth more than a stone).
- 3 or 4 players: the board is a ring, each player has a row of 5 squares with a mandarin square between rows. Turns go round the ring with the same sowing and capture rules; when every mandarin square is empty, most points wins.
Rule variants
- Traditional
- Young mandarin
- 10-stone mandarins
- Quick game
- No borrowing
- Single capture
- Strict
Frequently asked questions
Does it cost anything to play O An Quan on Mini'Boardgame?
No. The game is free and uses virtual coins only. Coins come from the daily check-in and from watching ads. They cannot be bought with money or exchanged for money or prizes.
Do I need to install an app?
No. Tap Play now to play in the browser on your phone or computer. To open it like an app, add the page to your home screen.
How do I play O An Quan with friends?
Choose Online, create a room and send the room code or invite link to your friends. If you are in the same place, choose Same device and pass one phone around.
