Xiangqi San Cai 三才棋

Chess of the Three Cosmic Powers

A three-dimensional evolution of classical Xiangqi, played across two stacked planes — Ren 人 (Human) below and Tian 天 (Heaven) above — joined by a third, the Attenac's own path of quiet infiltration. One board, two visible planes, and a deeper game unfolding beneath.

Where classical Xiangqi plays out entirely as open confrontation, Xiangqi San Cai adds a second path to victory: not force, but sustained, unnoticed presence. The tension between these two — between li 禮 (order, confrontation) and wu wei 無為 (freedom, quiet action) — runs through every part of the game's design.

A game by Nguyen Ngoc Lien (NNL).