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Liubo

Liubo (Chinese: 六博; Old Chinese *kruk pˤak “six sticks”) was an ancient Chinese board game for two players. The rules have largely been lost, but it is believed that each player had six game pieces that were moved around the points of a square game board that had a distinctive, symmetrical pattern. Moves were determined by the throw of six sticks, which…

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Baxter–Sagart (2014)
*kruk pˤak
Chinese
六博
Hanyu Pinyin
liùbó
IPA
[ljôʊpwǒ] · [lʊk̚˨.pɔk̚˧]
Jyutping
luk6bok3
Literal meaning
six sticks

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Equipment

Rules

Chupu

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Liubo patterns on other objects

Players

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Liubo

Nodes89
Edges88
Triples150
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022472
Components1

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Liubo

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related to Players · 29
Liubo → BCE, Duke Min, Emperor Jing, Han, Jing Ke, King Anxi, King Mu, Li Guangyan, Liang Ji, Liu Min, Lord Xinling, Lu Goujian, Nangong Wan, Northern Han, Once, People, Prince, Qin Shi Huang, Rebellion, Seven States
related to history · 23
Liubo → BCE, CE Shuowen Jiezi, Chinese, Chu, For, Grand Historian, It, King Jie, King Xuan, Linzi, Qi, Records, Shang, Songs, Soul, Summons, The, Warring States, While, Wu Cao
related to Divination boards · 15
Liubo → BCE, Donghai County, Emperor Wu, Han, However, In, Jiangsu, Li Xueqin, Lillian Tseng, The, The Liubo, Western Han, Xu Bochang, Yinwan, Zeng Lanying
related to Relationship to other games · 13
Liubo → Cazaux, Chaturanga, China, Chinese, Eastern Jin, However, In, India, Indian, Jean-Louis Cazaux, Persian, Some, Xiangqi
related to Rules · 12
Liubo → Ancient Bo, Another, Book, Greater Bo, Jin, Lesser Bo, Liezi, Master Yan, The, The Family Instructions, Yan Zhitui, Zhang Zhan
related to Equipment · 9
Liubo → All, Han, However, L-shaped, Regardless, Some, T-shaped, V-shaped, Various
related to Mirrors · 7
Liubo → Carved, Han, The, There, TLV, Wang Mang, Zhou Zheng
related to External links · 6
Liubo → Cultural China, Jean-Louis CazauxPictures, Liubo Illustrated, Liubo Players, Pictures, West
related to Sundials · 6
Liubo → Han, In, Inner Mongolia, It, Royal Ontario Museum, The
related to Chupu · 5
Liubo → Chupu, Hanja, In Korea, Korean, Wumu

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game board han pieces dynasty two six boards playing also bce one players sticks chinese rules used pattern tombs found

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LiuboBaxter–Sagart (2014)*kruk pˤak1.00infobox
LiuboChinese六博1.00infobox
LiuboHanyu Pinyinliùbó1.00infobox
LiuboIPA[ljôʊpwǒ]1.00infobox
LiuboIPA[lʊk̚˨.pɔk̚˧]1.00infobox
LiuboJyutpingluk6bok31.00infobox
LiuboLiteral meaningsix sticks1.00infobox
LiuboMiddle Chinese/lɨuk̚.pwɑk̚/1.00infobox
LiuboTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinliùbóWade–Gilesliu4-po2IPA[ljôʊpwǒ]Yue: CantoneseYale RomanizationluhkbokJyutpingluk6bok3IPA[lʊk̚˨.pɔk̚˧]Middle ChineseMiddle Chines…1.00infobox
LiuboWade–Gilesliu4-po21.00infobox
LiuboYale Romanizationluhkbok1.00infobox
LiuboZhengzhang*ruɡ.paːɡ1.00infobox

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