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Uh yeah, this is definitely the most complicated chess variant I have covered in these videos. I wonder how it's been doing in Vietnam.

Thanks for this great comment! I am 65, but I learned about dou shou qi from a book by RC Bell when I was 13 years old. I have a video just about that game here: ruclips.net/video/3Uh2jrucELE/видео.html I never did see the game made of candy, but if I did I surely would not have it anymore -- I would have eaten it long ago... (or maybe my kids would have)... Please take a look at the dou shou qi video, and also meet one of my adorable children helping me out. ruclips.net/video/3Uh2jrucELE/видео.html (That adorable child is graduating from high school in a few days -- how time flies!)

DSQ has unique properties among boardgames, making it hard for computer AI to play well against humans.

Thanks for sharing your interest! My existing doushouqi video is pretty extensive... ruclips.net/video/3Uh2jrucELE/видео.html And I do have a video about the family of games... ruclips.net/video/lsgNGwDAYOo/видео.html ... What more do you have in mind?

@@AncientChess oh, thank you for answering me :) it would be cool, if you could make a video about online opportunities to play Dou Shou Qi/Jungle (with people) over the internet and/or a video about computer programs/projects for Dou Shou Qi/Jungle). I'm currently trying to build an international community for this great game, using d!sc0rd [censored, to avoid being deleted by YT]

the lnk is 257jDH3nmn (to be used with the "prefix")

which is d!sc0rd_gg (please change into the correct format)

Thanks for that observation. It's true -- this game is a sort of Chinese chess expanded and made much more complicated. Chinese chess is one of the most popular board games in Vietnam...

Thanks for that comment. Where did you read that? Ed Trice told me a bit about it, and it sounded pretty amazing. Finally couldn't happen because Fischer died rather suddenly.

@@rickknowlton9990 endgame book

Thanks! You know, a wise man once said, If you don't have a sense of humor, it just isn't funny anymore.* May all your games be fun -- sometimes even funny! *Wavy Gravy

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If that piece is not the aircraft, the blue commander can escape

@@giakynguyen3727 thank you.

Thanks for the comment. I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean about introducing the Chinese character 日. This means 'sun' or 'day', right? What do you mean about the horse?

coz the 日 character is in the chess，in our own education we always been taught，that the horse moves in the 日 （Chinese character）coz 日 can be horizontal，and vertical（that way you don't need to move twice while you move the horse）日 in Chinese means what you said day and sun，but in chinese chess，it helps to understand the moves，coz horse is different and special piece in this chess，could be 日 or 田 cut in half and keep horizontal（as you can see the chess board are made of 口 or 日 or like the elephant 田），this way the chess will stay strong with Chinese culture @@rickknowlton9990

yes，it means sun or day，but in Chinese it‘s important to use the word 日，coz when we grow we have been taught that the horse moves like a character 日，日 can be both horizontal and vertical ，as you can see the chess board is made of multiple 日，or 田，or 口. And that is why horse is a game changer in Chinese chess，so better to understand and educating the trip of horse by using the character，when you cut 田 in half horizontally and stays horizontal the way it is ，that's the other way of 日（horizontal 日 that horse moves），that way when you move horse you don't need to move twice or calculate，also its a strong connection with Chinese culture and characters @rickknowlton9990 @@rickknowlton9990

appreciate the introduction of your work！@@rickknowlton9990

yes，it means sun or day，but in Chinese it‘s important to use the word 日，coz when we grow we have been taught that the horse moves like a character 日，日 can be both horizontal and vertical ，as you can see the chess board is made of multiple 日，or 田，or 口. And that is why horse is a game changer in Chinese chess，so better to understand and educating the trip of horse by using the character，when you cut 田 in half horizontally and stays horizontal the way it is ，that's the other way of 日（horizontal 日 that horse moves），that way when you move horse you don't need to move twice or calculate，also its a strong connection with Chinese culture and characters@@rickknowlton9990

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I know, life just gets in the way of chess so much! Thanks for the good comment... And do enjoy the rest!

Yeah, I think that's the main reason our modern chess replaced this older version so successfully. It seems that everwhere chess went, people invented various ways of getting it to get going faster -- especially in the opening. ...But once the pieces get engaged, it's very much the same intense drama of endless possibilities.

Yeah, Stanton really is an exquisite design. And it's doubly hard for any other style to get our attention, since we were raised on the Staunton standard. I like to consider other times and places as well... And what could have been

@@rickknowlton9990 I agree, for my money Staunton is the right balance between abstract and realism, but I enjoy seeing the alternative designs that were used over the years. Thank you again for sharing your beautiful sets and your knowledge, I've really been enjoying your videos.

@@AlexanderEddy thanks! Send your comments any time!

that's basically the length of the board so why not let you just go the full way. The board is only 12 by 9 (plus 3 for sea)

Thanks, my mistake. Wish i had a simple way to edit that

Of course, we expect 100% respectful honesty from our commentators. Colonel Hai, who created this game, intended to simulate the realities of 20th century warfare the best he could in a chess format. I think it's bound to be peculiar then, both as a chess game and as a military strategy review. And of course, he has infused it with his own preferences. To me what stands out is how complex it is, compared to a typical game based on chess. What do you find especially weird? I know you're being honest with us...

@@AncientChess hmm true, but it's probs my own bias, i just find that the "heroic rules" bit out of place and the unnecessarily complicated end game objectives, which is alright it's fun 2 have multiple objects but the "Destroy the 2 aircrafts and win" is something which weakens the strategy for me atleast

@@abdullahmalik267 yeah, good point, the heroic rule seems kind of arbitrary, complicated and you have to remember who is heroic (not indicated on the pieces)...

yes, I do think the game has to be approached differently from other chess games. I believe that a skillful player avoids exchanging the pieces down and tries one way after another to create a checkmating possibility. Sometimes the game lasts a long time, transforming through many different attempts. I have noticed, for instance, that the cannons are sometimes kept in the back ranks, behind a line of pieces. From there, they can strike out and also return throughout the game. Another thing: in tournaments, there is often a piece-count method used to declare a winner, so the tournament can proceed even if few checkmates occur.

But, who can be objective in comparing the many chess sets that exist and have existed? One who has been subjected to the same style, held as the standard, for their entire life? Ah, but Chess is so vast!