Summary: This online game, Ajax Chinese Chess does not require any Flash player, Java or JavaFX, Silverlight, or any other plugin. It is a true Ajax web application, therefore requires only Javascript-enabled browsers. This cross-platform game can be played on IE 6, IE 7, Firefox 1.x, 2.x, Opera and Safari browsers.

To learn more about this popular Chinese Chess board game, you can visit this Wikipedia entry.

Libraries: Ajax Chinese Chess is built using the following excellent libraries and frameworks: Mootools, JavaScript VectorGraphics, Django, and SoundManager 2

Key Features: Some features of Ajax Chinese Chess are:

1. Extremely lightweight (30kB uncompressed Javascript code)
2. Drag and drop with animation
3. No plugin is required (except Flash Player is required for sound)
4. Cross-platform: Windows, MacOS, Linux
5. Cross-browser: IE6, IE7, Firefox (on Linux and Windows), Opera (on Linux and Windows), Safari (on MacOS and Windows)

You can play online here.

iPhone Chinese Chess is Ajax Chinese Chess optimized for the iPhone Safari browser. Drag and drop obviously does not feel natural on iPhone, so replacing it is simple point-and-click.

You can play online by pointing your iPhone to http://ipc.pragmaticlogic.com or check out the simulator here.

This product is currently being developed.