The Janggi way of resolving draws

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Here is A special rule for resolving draws in Janggi ( Korean Chess ): 

 In tournaments where draws are not allowed, draws are resolved by adding up the points of their pieces that are still on the board.

 

Chariots: 13pts      Cannons :  7pts         Horses  :  5pts

Elephants :  3pts    Guards :     3pts        Soldiers:    2pts

 Because the player with the blue pieces (cho) starts, they have an advantage. To compensate for this, Red receives 1.5 points (called 'deom ()' in Korean), the half-point being to avoid ties. So when the game starts, Blue has 72 points and Red has 73.5 points. If neither side can force a win, the player with the most points is declared the winner.