[2][3] A British version known as "Jungle King" was sold in the 1960s by the John Waddington company.

Pieces move on the squares as in chess, not on the grid lines as in xiangqi.

Pictures of eight animals and their names appear on each side of the board to indicate initial placement of the game pieces.

After initial setup, these designated squares have no special meaning in the gameplay.

There are several special squares and areas of the Jungle board: Each player has eight game pieces representing different animals, each with a different rank, and in their own colour (blue versus red).