Chinese Dark Chess

Chinese Dark Chess is classic and fun game.

xidea creator · com.xidea.ChineseDarkChess

Not rated yet 1M+ downloads v1.9.2 26.7 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.9.2 (58)
Updated: Jan 18, 2026 (9 months ago)
APK size: 26.7 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: ARM 64-bit
Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category: Board (game)
Listed since: Feb 25, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 8
Website: xideacreator.blogspot.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Chinese Dark Chess is a game by xidea creator in the Board category, listed since at least February 2021. It includes native code only for ARM 64-bit, so it won't install on phones that can only run 32-bit apps.

It asks for 8 permissions, none of them sensitive. The game can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Chinese Dark Chess , or Half Chess, is a two players board game, played on a 4x8 grid. Most games last between ten and twenty minutes. It is a social game, usually played for fun rather than serious competition. Don’t worry about the Chinese characters, for foreign friends, we design the image chess for you. We always do our best to test the program while we release it. However, there are various models of mobile phone for Android system. Please kindly Email to us , tell us what step cause bug. We very appreciate your understanding and support.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jan 18, 2026.
Certificate issued to “xidea creator” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jan 18, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jan 18, 2026
Signed byCN="Yao-Jen, Yeh", OU=xidea creator, O=xidea creator, L="Taipei, Taiwan", ST=Taipei, C=TW
Signing certificate (SHA-1)EE:F8:BF:78:20:B4:5B:10:23:DD:CE:57:BB:91:0B:6F:FB:A0:15:4D
File MD55680c61943ec3c7e52a45c1ea4c8ed3f
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (8)

Chinese Dark Chess requests 8 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE