Play Hidden Chinese Chess - An Qi (Asia) (Unl) Online

Hidden Chinese Chess - An Qi (Asia) (Unl) is an unlicensed Nintendo Entertainment System release that adapts the traditional board game of An Qi, also known as dark chess or blind chess. It was developed and published without official Nintendo approval, likely by a regional studio aiming to bring a niche strategy experience to the NES library during the console's active years in Asian markets.

You control your chess pieces by moving a cursor across the board, which initially shows all pieces face down. The objective is to capture your opponent's general by revealing and attacking their pieces according to standard xiangqi rules, but with the twist that you only see a piece after selecting its square. Key mechanics include memorizing positions from previous moves, calculating risks before flipping unknown squares, and strategically sacrificing weaker units to expose your opponent's stronger ones. The pacing is deliberate, almost tense, as a single misstep can quickly turn the game; it feels like a constant battle against your own memory and your opponent's hidden strategy.