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Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)

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Xiangqi, known by many as Chinese Chess may well be the board game played by the largest number of people. It is very popular in China, and gained a small group of players in other parts of the world. Also for people in the West, Xiangqi is a nice game to play. It has interesting strategic and tactical possibilities, with some nice pieces to master (especially, the cannon). Original sets can often be purchased in Chinese shops, found almost everywhere in the world. A little practice makes that one can easily identify the pieces. Even when one is not good in this game, it can be a lot of fun to play it. Recognized Variant of the Month for October 2001.

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The board used for this game has 10 row(s), 9 column(s), 90 cells/squares.
This game is a 2 player game.

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File size:	17.85k
File modified:	August 23 2004 08:25:24 PM
Creation Date:	1996-07-01
Modified Date:	2001-11-01
Author:	Hans L. Bodlaender [info]
Editor:	John William Brown [info]
URL:	xiangqi.html

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Date	Name	Rating	Comment	Edit
Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)
2004-10-09		Good		View [*]
2004-09-21	Charles Gilman	None	The idea that the differing symbols for similar opposing pieces were necessary long ago ties in with the Cannon, a latecomer to the game, being one of the pieces for which both armies use the same symbol.	View [*]
2004-08-12		Good	I Think you should also post the traditional characters for the pieces instead of just the simplified ones.	View [*]
2004-07-30		None	Also, what do the symbols on each of the pieces mean?	View [*]
2004-07-28	Jianying Ji	None	The reason the characters are different from what I hear is that in ancient times xiangqi is played with pieces that are not differentiated by color. So the characters and the shape of the base were ways in which the two sides are differentiated.	Edit View [*]
Number of ratings: 60, Average rating: Good, Number of comments: 78