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Xiang Hex. Missing description (9x7, Cells: 79) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Larry Smith wrote on Wed, Jan 14, 2009 12:50 PM UTC:
Fergus,

Yep, hexagonal fields are different.

The Mandarin, and Elephant, are able to defend one another from the start(unlike the square game). And the Horse and Cannon are able to initial move into the 'palace', thus potentially covering any loss of defense on the part of Mandarins and Elephants.

But to state that defense has been 'compromised', you may need to demonstrate how a player can use this to their advantage. Else, the statement might best read as defense is 'different'.