Pong Hau K'i

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Pong Hau K'i is a Chinese traditional board game for two players.

The board consists of 5 vertices and 7 edges. Each player has two pieces. Players take turns to move. At each turn, the player moves one of his two pieces into an adjacent vertex of the original position of the piece. If a player can't move, he loses.

Only one type of position can make a player lose. If both players play perfectly, the game ends after three consecutive moves.

It is used for childhood education generally.

 Board:
 O-----O
 |\   /
 | \ /
 |  O
 | / \
 |/   \
 O-----O

 Starting position:
 2-----1
 |\   /
 | \ /
 |  O
 | / \
 |/   \
 2-----1