The CannonTales cast

Each friend shows you one idea by how they act. Meet them all and see how the ideas fit together.

1. Pào The cannon: waits for one piece in the way, then leaps it to strike the piece behind Read the story →
2. Elephant Wei The elephant — two points on a diagonal, never across the river, and stopped when the point between is blocked Read the story →
3. Knight Lu Knight-jump tactical maneuver Read the story →
4. Soldier Jin Forward-advancing infantry — pawn structure Read the story →
5. Advisor Shi The advisor — palace-bound diagonal guard who never leaves the General Read the story →
6. Chariot Che The chariot — straight-line power that sweeps the whole open file Read the story →
7. Marshal Shuai The General piece — the calm center the whole game protects Read the story →
8. Palace Gong The palace — the fortress home that shelters the General and advisors Read the story →
9. River Chu The central river — the boundary that divides the board and transforms soldiers who cross it Read the story →
10. Sightline The flying-General rule — the watcher of the invisible line between the two Generals Read the story →

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