# Two Beat One — Ancient Chinese strategy game

> Ancient Chinese strategy game (iPhone/iPad app by 辉武 张.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/two-beat-one/id6802923072 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [辉武 张](https://appshunter.io/developer/940644918)
- Category: Entertainment, Education
- Price: $0.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-09-03
- Data updated: 2026-10-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/two-beat-one/id6802923072/reviews.md

## What is Two Beat One?

Two Beat One: Folk Four‑Piece Chess
An ancient board game passed down among the people of China. Out in farm fields and during leisure hours, people would casually draw a small 4×4 grid on the ground, pick up a few pebbles or break twigs, and begin a fierce back‑and‑forth battle. There are no formal game manuals, no grand‑master champions, yet it has been passed along by word of mouth for thousands of years in ordinary daily life. Its rules are so straightforward even a three‑year‑old can understand them, while its tactics run profoundly deep — holding the wisdom of an entire art of war.
Sandwich one enemy piece with two of yours, strike down the foe in one move.
Sixteen‑square board, a living manual of strategy.
Earth as the board, stones as soldiers — a thousand‑year‑old folk game, where true skill unfolds in one match.
Learn it in thirty seconds, yet spend a lifetime exploring its depth.
Trap foes, double captures, cut off retreat — this tiny board holds great wisdom.
Two Beat One (Two‑Against‑One Capture): Concentrate your forces, close in from two sides, and encircle to destroy your opponent. Sun Wu wrote: “If you outnumber the enemy ten‑to‑one, surround them; if you are twice their strength, divide their forces.” This is exactly that principle.
Leave No Retreat: Before you can take an enemy piece, watch its escape route. If backup pieces stand behind your target, your strike will fail no matter how close you get. Lay siege only after cutting off the enemy’s supply lines.
Cross‑Shape Double Capture: Build advantage along both horizontal and vertical lines. Place one piece and take two enemy targets at once. Feint east, strike west; strike from both flanks, achieve two victories with one move.
Total Encirclement: Win without bloody combat. Trap your opponent’s last remaining piece with nowhere to move. Victory is settled. The finest triumph is one won without fighting.
Stalemate: When both sides are evenly matched and neither can gain ground, you may agree to a truce. Every conflict must end; the wise know when to stop fighting.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-03

No release notes.

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