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Wuji Chinese ChessBROKEN LINK!. Invented by Zheng Lei(鄭磊,河南光山縣人) in 1993.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
John Smith wrote on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 02:24 AM UTC:
Stronger pieces do not always make a better variant, after all. Chinese variants are aggressive and say it is better to promote moving forward by comparatively reducing the power of pieces in your own territory. Evolved variants are crafted over time by modifying the rules to fit the Geist of the players. If one changes rules too much to a contrary Geist, such as that of the West, it can unbalance the carefully crafted natural variant. Of course, there are times when it can also create great hybrids, or correct extremities.