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Xiang Hex. Missing description (9x7, Cells: 79) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Larry Smith wrote on Wed, Nov 26, 2008 05:34 PM UTC:
Janggi, or Korean Chess, could be applied to this playing field. Though the Elephants would never be able to fully express their potential moves within this field. But that is not a big negative in itself.

Give me time to work up a Zillions implementation of this game to see how it plays.

BTW, Zillions does not really play XiangQi well, like many other computer programs of the game. They tend to be too aggressive and cannot see the benefit of sacrifice for position. Or even the necessary material to affect a good endgame. Unless they are specificly programmed to keep track of particular pieces, they will often place themselves in the position of having no pieces which can cross the 'river'. As of now, human players rule the game.