A journey of your own
Play A Journey Through the Village against the computer, with gradually increasing difficulty. Available offline.
A VIETNAMESE TRADITION · iOS
Ô Ăn Quan: Trò chơi dân gian
A little board. A journey home.
Play Ô Ăn Quan on iPhone and iPad. Explore A Journey Through the Village, play offline against the computer, share a device, or meet friends through Game Center.
Free download · iOS / iPadOS 17+ · Contains ads and in-app purchases
Two players, one board
Share an iPhone or iPad with a friend or family member. No internet connection is needed.
Meet through Game Center
Invite a friend or find an online opponent. Requires internet access and a Game Center account.
From the family yard to the village festival
A Journey Through the Village follows four chapters and the people you meet along the way. Win to unlock the next match, earn extra stars through optional goals, and collect a chapter badge.
Family yard
Village lane
Communal courtyard
Village festival
Side puzzles are optional. Replay matches to earn more stars; losing never removes progress you have already made.
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Small stones. Thoughtful moves.
Choose a pit and a direction, then watch the stones travel around the board. Simple moves make room for thoughtful strategy.
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Invite a friend to the board.
Reconnect over a familiar game. Invite someone you know or find a new opponent for an online match.
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Revisit every clever move.
Replay a match, pause at a moment, or step through the moves. Every game is a chance to learn a little more about how you play.
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A board with its own story.
Explore board collections with distinctive materials, colors, and stories. Find a setting that makes every match feel personal.
How to play Ô Ăn Quan in this app
Ô Ăn Quan is a traditional Vietnamese two-player board game with ten small pits and two larger end pits. Choose a pit and a direction to sow stones and look for captures. This is a summary of the app’s rules; traditional rules vary by region.
Meet the board
Each player has five small pits, each starting with five small stones. Each large end pit holds one quan. In this app, a small stone is worth one point and a quan is worth ten.
Choose a pit and sow
Choose an occupied small pit on your side and a direction. Sow one small stone into each following pit. When your hand is empty, the next pit determines whether you continue, capture, or end your turn.
Look for captures
If the next pit is an empty small pit and the following pit contains pieces, capture those pieces. Further alternating empty and occupied pits can allow more captures. If the next pit is an end pit, sowing stops.
Learn before your first match
Open How to Play for the full rules on continuing a turn, refilling pits, ending a match, and scoring. Then try the computer and use match replay to review your moves.
Questions before your first match
Can I play Ô Ăn Quan offline?
Yes. A Journey Through the Village and two-player matches on one device work offline. Online matches require internet access and a Game Center account.
Can two people play together?
Yes. Two players can share one iPhone or iPad, or invite a friend or find an opponent online through Game Center.
Is Ô Ăn Quan free?
The app is free to download, with ads and optional in-app purchases to remove ads or unlock cosmetic sets. Check the app and App Store for current pricing.
What is A Journey Through the Village?
It is a four-chapter campaign through the family yard, village lane, communal courtyard, and village festival. Win computer matches to progress and earn extra stars through optional goals. Side puzzles are optional.
Does the app teach me how to play?
Yes. The in-app How to Play guide explains sowing, capturing, and match situations. Completed matches can also be replayed move by move.
How many points is a quan worth?
In this app, a quan is worth ten points, equivalent to ten small stones. Traditional rules vary by region; this is not presented as the only way to play.
Which devices and languages are supported?
The app supports iPhone with iOS 17 or later and iPad with iPadOS 17 or later. Its interface is available in Vietnamese and English.
Make time for a match.
Bring a little Vietnamese childhood nostalgia into your day.
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