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The Game of the Three Kingdoms. Another variant on Chinese Chess for three players. (Cells: 135) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

Sam wrote on Sun, Jul 7, 2002 09:34 PM UTC:Poor ★

Please tell how the pieces would move in the triangle spaces, for example the knight. Also, is there a river? can the elephant become an attacker? Please tell us. Thanks for your time.

Randy wrote on Wed, Jan 29, 2003 07:01 AM UTC:

How do u win? Is it by capturing both players OR by defeating one? i.e. If the player to your left is captured, u win. If the player to your right is aptured, the player on the left wins, so in this case, u not only have to guard yourself but a play a part by maintaing the equilibirium of power (just like during the 3 kingdoms).

ltlee1 wrote on Thu, Feb 6, 2003 11:44 AM UTC:Poor ★

No enough firing power on a large chessbroad.

Ether wrote on Mon, Jun 7, 2004 03:57 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Just to respond to previous posts:
The mid triangle section is just like the river in a regular 1-on-1 game.
Meaning it's possible to check both opponents at the same time (or any
other moves). I guess it would be less confusing if the lines that made
up
the triangles are done with dotted lines instead of solid lines. So
basically no pieces would ever actually land on any 'points' within the
big triangle.
And to win the game, you would have to beat both opponents.
When I was little, I used to team with my younger brother and play
against
our dad and it was a good learning experience.

Kwan wrote on Thu, Nov 17, 2005 03:54 PM UTC:

one more question, do u win by defeating the other two? or one wins after
one defeated one or another. if that's so the game could be quite
boring,
since u can't attack boldly on oneself,(for the other might attack you)
and if u can't attack boldly and make good moves, it's no fun about
it..


anyways don't quite understand how this works, ...sigh

Charles Gilman wrote on Sat, Sep 15, 2007 06:46 AM UTC:

I've just noticed (because it turns up on the 45-cell filter) that this is marked as a 45-cell variant, rather than a 135-cell one.

Jean-Louis Cazaux wrote on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 12:09 PM UTC:Poor ★

There is a big mistake, coming from Stephen Leary's Xiangqi FAQ which was confused on that point: this game is not The Game of Three Kingdoms.
It is the Game of Three Friends, Sanyou Qi.

Jean-Louis Cazaux wrote on Fri, Mar 27, 2009 10:20 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Thanks to David Howe, the mistake has been corrected. This page is now correct, my previous message are not relevant anymore.

Anonymous wrote on Sun, Apr 18, 2010 12:27 PM UTC:

These extra pieces looks like some 'mao variant of camel'!

Jacob Eugenio wrote on Thu, Apr 15, 2021 07:40 AM UTC:

Is there a type of game online? or here?