Djambi
![Board of Djambi, with the pieces in their start position. Each piece is identified by the first letter of its name as well as a symbol.](/Images/godic/202501/09/Djambi_014232.png")
![militant and regular piece move](/Images/godic/202501/09/Djambi_moves.svg4232.png")
![shows a move where chief piece kills and places corpses to protect himself against further moves](/Images/godic/202501/09/Djambi_chief_kill.svg4232.png")
![Forced placement of corpse when assassin kills.](/Images/godic/202501/09/Djambi_assassin_kill.svg4232.png")
For the region in Sumatra see Jambi
Djambi (also described as "Machiavelli's chessboard") is a board game and a chess variant for four players, invented by Jean Anesto in 1975. The rulebook in French describes the game, the pieces and the rules in a humorous and theatrical way. Clearly stating that the game pieces intent to represent all wrongdoings in politics.