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From: dim@whuxlm.UUCP (McCooey David I)
Newsgroups: net.games.chess
Subject: Re: Chess Variants
Message-ID: <906@whuxlm.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 13:14:41 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 26 13:14:41 1986
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> In article <1020@unc.unc.UUCP> singleto@unc.UUCP (John Singleton) writes:
> >In article <22300020@uiucdcsp> leimkuhl@uiucdcsp.CS.UIUC.EDU writes:
> >>Is there a book?
> >>-Ben Leimkuhler
> >
> >The book, "Games Ancient and Oriental", a Dover paperback, contains descriptions
> >of several chess variations including Shogi, Chinese chess, Burmeses chess,
> >Tamerlane's version and others.  There are sample games of most versions.
> >This book is a reprint of a much earlier work (around 1900?) so the language
> >may seem dated but there is enough detail on each of the games to be able to
> >learn the moves.
> 
> Beware!  It is an old book and the research is faulty.  While the games
> described in the book are interesting games, I recall for certain that
> the rules provided for Chinese chess are incorrect, and that makes
> me suspicious of most of the other games as well.
> 
> As for Shogi, there is/was a book on the game which included die-cut
> cardboard pieces with both the Japanese glyph and a western symbol
> to simplify learning.  As usual, my information is at home, and I'm
> not, so I can't be more specific, nor do I know if this book
> is still in print.
> -- 
> 
>    Mike Urban
> 	...!trwrb!trwspp!spp2!urban 
> 
> "You're in a maze of twisty UUCP connections, all alike"

I have a book (not with me know) that I think is called "Chess Variations,
Ancient and Modern".  It covers almost every kind of chess that I can think
of (except hexagonal chess):
	Chinese Chess, Shogi, Chaturanga (2 & 4 handed), Burmese Chess,
	Martian Chess, Timur's Chess, Chancellor Chess, and MANY others.
As far as hexagonal chess goes, I have been playing a variation which has
a hexagonal board (with 6 on a side) where the players set up in opposite
corners.  The forces are normal except for only 7 pawns and 3 bishops (to
cover the 3 colors).  There was a different version sold in stores, but
I don't think it was thought out as well.

					Dave McCooey
					AT&T Bell Labs, Whippany
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