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colordrops
on July 19, 2021
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It has less pieces and is a faster game than chess, which makes it a more "casual" game than western chess, which could be what makes it fun.
dragonwriter
on July 19, 2021
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> It has less pieces and is a faster game than chess
Xianqi has sixteen pieces on a side just like chess; Shogi has 20 on a side.
colordrops
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Well would you look at that, you are right. The different layout fooled me, with the pawn row being smaller. It even has the same number of different types.
joemi
on July 20, 2021
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Actually, Xiangqi has 7 types and western Chess only has 6, unless I'm counting wrong.
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