From: umin@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Un-Sig Min)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.china,soc.culture.taiwan,soc.culture.korean,soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: One of the difference btwn Xiangqi & JangGi
Date: 8 Sep 92 18:10:30 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

In article <Bu8G4G.2Cx@newcastle.ac.uk> S.L.F.Cheng@newcastle.ac.uk (S. Cheng) writes:
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>Well, Matt...the preferred versions should be thus:
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>                  Xiangqi Fig 1.              
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>    9  c---m---x---s---w---s---x---m---c
>       |   |   |   | \ | / |   |   |   |
>    8   --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
>       |   |   |   | / | \ |   |   |   |
>    7   ---a--- --- --- --- --- ---a--- 
>       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>    6  b--- ---b--- ---b--- ---b--- ---b
>       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>    5   ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ 
>       |                               |
>    4   ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
>       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>    3  Z--- ---Z--- ---Z--- ---Z--- ---Z      
>       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>    2   ---A--- --- --- --- --- ---A---
>       |   |   |   | \ | / |   |   |   |
>    1   --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
>       |   |   |   | / | \ |   |   |   |
>    0  C---M---X---S---W---S---X---M---C
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>       a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   i
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>                   Changgi? Fig 2.
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>    9  c---m---x---s--- ---s---x---m---c
>       |   |   |   | \ | / |   |   |   |
>    8   --- --- --- ---w--- --- --- ---
>       |   |   |   | / | \ |   |   |   |
>    7   ---a--- --- --- --- --- ---a--- 
>       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>    6  b--- ---b--- ---b--- ---b--- ---b
>       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>    5   ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ 
>       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |                         
>    4   ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
>       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>    3  Z--- ---Z--- ---Z--- ---Z--- ---Z      
>       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>    2   ---A--- --- --- --- --- ---A---
>       |   |   |   | \ | / |   |   |   |
>    1   --- --- --- ---W--- --- --- ---
>       |   |   |   | / | \ |   |   |   |
>    0  C---M---X---S--- ---S---X---M---C
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>       a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   i

In korean version, "JangGi", there is no river such as row 4 & 5.
Therefore  Shang (korea version elephant ?)
 can go everywhere.
Another difference between Xiang (china version) and Shang is movement.
      Xiang (x,y)= (+/-2,+/-2),  Shang (x,y)=(+/-2,+/-3) , (+/-3,+/-2).

      O---- ---- ---- ----O        ----O---- ---- ---- ----O----
      |    |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |    |    |
       ---- ---- ---- ----        O---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----O
      |    |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |    |    |
       ---- ----X---- ----         ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 
      |    |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |    |    |
       ---- ---- ---- ----         ---- ---- ----S---- ---- ----
      |    |    |    |    |       |    |    |    |    |    |    |
      O---- ---- ---- ----O        ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
                                  |    |    |    |    |    |    |
                                  O---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----O
                                  |    |    |    |    |    |    |
                                   ----O---- ---- ---- ----O---- 
     X : Xiang,     S : Shang,   O : possible destination.
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In Japanese version, you can buy or exchange POW. 
Un-Sig.