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Hex Dabbaba Qi. A Wellisch-style hex interpretation of Xiang Qi, indluenced by Toccata.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]4 out of 10 highest. Zig-zag palace excluding Viceroy squares to equal Xiangqi's nine is unnatural for a hypothetical player, Gilman being preoccupied to play own games. Built-in spin-offs a-plenty cloud description. For ex., it seems to be matter of indifference whether to use three-step Dabbabah 'bound to different sets of cells'. Also confusingly Viceroy on cubic is referred to having purported 8 spaces to move. 'Viceroy is bound', meaning restricted to subset(s) of board, needs explanation, as does the fact that it takes three of them to cover the board. Also not like Xiangqi because no second piece confined to Palace. Just as Aronson's mediocre Jumping Chess is work-in-progress to excellent Rococo's Cannon Pawn(hey a Xiangqi connection), so middling HDQ is missing link(not necessarily chronologically) to excellent breakthrough AltOrth Hex Chess. Intellectual dishonesty noted in first half-Comment stands as to prior art's relevance.