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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]
Hÿdocőżrīſe Aldaneoa wrote on Sat, May 31 06:09 AM UTC:Good ★★★★

It is good, but I(actually the game is not invented by me) have a better version of Game of Three Kings(which they introduced the inactivate army):

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墙墙墙墙墙口口口口口口口口口墙墙墙墙墙
墙墙墙墙墙口礮口口口口口礮口墙墙墙墙墙
墙墙墙墙墙勇口勇口勇口勇口勇墙墙墙墙墙
墙墙墙墙墙界界界界界界界界界墙墙墙墙墙
車口口卒界口口口口口口口口口界兵口口俥
馬口砲口界口口口口口口口口口界口炮口傌
象口口卒界口口口口口口口口口界兵口口相
士口口口界口口口口口口口口口界口口口仕
魏口口卒界口口口口口口口口口界兵口口蜀
士口口口界口口口口口口口口口界口口口仕
象口口卒界口口口口口口口口口界兵口口相
馬口砲口界口口口口口口口口口界口炮口傌
車口口卒界口口口口口口口口口界兵口口俥
墙墙墙墙墙界界界界界界界界界墙墙墙墙墙
墙墙墙墙墙口口伡口伡口伡口口墙墙墙墙墙
墙墙墙墙墙口口口口包口口口口墙墙墙墙墙
墙墙墙墙墙口口口口联口口口口墙墙墙墙墙
墙墙墙墙墙口口口盟漢合口口口墙墙墙墙墙

At first, the Han(yellow) army is inactivate(and it need not player). Wu(green) moves first, then is Wei(black), then Shu(red). The files(or ranks) that marked with 界 are borderline, pawn can move sideways for 1 square on the borderline. Once it crossed the borderline, the pawn becomes wazir, but it can only move in arena(the central 9x9 area). Elephants moves like Alfil in Shatranj. Horse moves like FIDE knight. If a player is in check, then that player must move immediately to prevent from check. Two players may becomes a team if player1's horse is at player2's confederate point, then player3 can activate the army of Han, but the Han emperor can't move. Also, if player1 captured the Han emperor(MUST WITH HORSE!!!!!!), then player1 will activate the army of Han, and player2 and player3 will become a team. If a king is in checkmate, the player that made checkmate will use the army of the player being checkmated. Once either two players have formed an alliance, neither player to the alliance can take the initiative to dissolve the alliance. Unless one of the members of the alliance is eliminated by third player, the alliance will naturally dissolve. If the alliance defeats the third player, the alliance will immediately dissolve, and the two sides will be turned from alliance to battle. 盟 means the confederate point of Wei, 联 is Shu, and 合 is Wu. If a player checkmated another two players, then the player wins. If the game runs into stalemate, or every player can not checkmate others, then the game becomes draw.