Turtle (龜)

thx Kevin, I figured it wasn't. Aussie and me were joking around. I'm sorry if I messed up the language.

and no, didn't use Google Translate - my Android had a Mandarin (type-faced) keyboard, and I punched in random letters. Had no idea it meant = lung worm "Paragonimus"

and apologies to Ivan for hijacking your thread

The hieroglyph 龟 is the simplified form of traditional one 龜!

To play or not to play Turtle?

William Shakespeare:

"To be, or not to be- that is the question:

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune

Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,

And by opposing end them".

evertVB wrote:

Where's an explanation of the rules?

We can discuss the rules by the tutorial party.

If I study the rules and beat you, do I get the GM TURTLE Title, which stands for Grandmaster - Truly U R Turtle Leisure Expert ???

Dear AussieRookie! You will get the title of the boldest chess player at East and at West! All cinema heroes would be simply clowns in compare with you.

In fact there are two turtles : the 8x8 small Indian and the 9x9 large Chinese. But the indian variation requires two sets of pieces (Xiangqi or Tavreli). So the game will be less accessible and less popular. But in our informational world all is possible. And who of you knows well people, especially gamers? So you have the option to choose what to play.

Yes we need the rules!

Zeigarnik B.V.

The Pathology of Thinking. N.Y. 1965.

Ok, to me it looks like a combination of Xiangqi and the so called "Russian chess" aka "Tavreli". Tavreli is a made up chess variant whose proponents claim was the "ancient Slavic chess" and that allegedly it is more ethical. It is pushed in Russia by bizarre slavophile nationalists who literally make up unsupported historical myths about what they present is superior Slavic inventions and pre Christian culture.

Reason I described what "Russian chess" Tavreli was is because this TURTLE chess version and what the OP writes is almost exactly same concept. The difference is that he uses Chinese chess board and attributes it to Scythians. That's Ukrainian ethnic nationalists (not to be confused with regular nationalists) claim to have descended from. The concept is the same. You combine pieces one on top of another and accumulate their movement power to create super pieces.

Thank you Mr. Drawgood for your clear and interesting commentary. Personally, I'm very far from any politics (the nature of aliens) and very close to the cybernetics because of my education and my life. I like and understand computers and games better than people. Therefore, I hope sincerely that you will forgive my social incompetence and apathy .The Chinese chess in compare with Indian (Russian) have seven types of checkers and I use consciously this simple fact for my innovation. Fewer pieces on 9x9 standard board gives only the promotion in popularity . You are surely understanding the essence of Turtle but unfortunately you haven't any desire to play and to discuss the possible variations of rules.

I want to play this TURTLE variant. But where can I try playing it? Is there software to download?

O.K. You are writing your moves by the notation and I'm publishing the diagrams. You may also ask any questions and do any suggestions concerning rules.

Notation: Advisor A, Cannon C, Chariot R, Elephant E, General G, Horse H, Soldier S. Squares: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

Please choose your preferable color.

My congratulations on the opening of the Brazilian Olympic Games! I hope very much on Olympic Turtle some day. Remember! I'm just a reserve and anyone can play instead of me. Join us!

pic of kaynight playing turtle chess:

Bon voyage!

(Limerick)

The great master 白 衛兵

ride on Turtle to 北京,

because nobody wants to play

this curious strange game.

But personally I fly to 上海!

From the Olympic pools

To the Ship of Fools

"Can I play this new game," said Myrtle

"No you can't," said the Turtle

Because we don't know the rules.

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`What is the use of repeating all that stuff,' the Mock Turtle interrupted, `if you don't explain it as you go on? It's by far the most confusing thing I ever heard!' (Lewis Carroll)