Is Yifang free?
Yes. There are no accounts, downloads or payments.
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Yifang Board Games & Cube
Yifang (弈方) is a free bilingual site, in Chinese and English, that teaches eight classic games from zero: the Rubik’s Cube, chess, xiangqi (Chinese chess), shogi, Go, mahjong, Texas hold’em and baccarat. Each game has step-by-step illustrated lessons, a glossary, puzzles and an interactive board or table, plus play against the computer or a friend in the browser.
What it does
- Eight games: Rubik’s Cube, chess, xiangqi, shogi, Go, mahjong, Texas hold’em and baccarat
- Lessons that go from the goal and pieces to rules, guided moves and free practice
- Glossaries, history pages and puzzles for each game
- Play against the computer in the browser
- Play with a friend online for chess, xiangqi, shogi, Go, Texas hold’em and mahjong
- Three separate mahjong rule sets: Japanese riichi, Chinese official and Sichuan
How to use it
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Step 1
Open Yifang and choose a game on the world map.
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Step 2
Start with the first lesson and follow each guided move on the interactive board.
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Step 3
When you are ready, practise against the computer, solve puzzles or invite a friend.
Limits and notes
- Content is in Simplified Chinese and English only.
- Friend games connect browsers directly (WebRTC) and work best on the same network; connections across networks are not guaranteed. An optional public room mode uses a third-party signalling service.
- Card games use practice chips only. There is no real money, top-up or cash-out.
- Not every game offers the same play modes.
Privacy
There are no accounts or logins. Games run in your browser; friend games connect your browsers to each other.
Questions
I have never played. Is it too hard?
No. Every course starts from zero, including what the pieces or cards are called and how to read the board.
Can I play mahjong with friends?
Yes. Mahjong and five other games support online games with friends in the browser.
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