Tuesday, June 10, 2014

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Review of chess variants::Where Is the Name Lotta Orginally from








Nothing               is               quite               as               timeless               and               enduring               as               a               board               game.

Board               games               such               as               Go               and               Backgammon               were               pastime               favorites               of               ancient               people;               both               are               still               being               played               today.

In               recent               years,               board               games               have               seen               their               fortune               declining               somewhat               due               to               competition               from               video               games.

Yet,               established               games               such               as               Chess               and               Monopoly               are               as               popular               as               ever.

In               this               article,               I               will               discuss               three               of               the               most               popular               board               games:               Chess,               Xiangqi               (Chinese               Chess),               and               Monopoly.

1.

Classic               Chess
               Classic               chess               is               not               just               one               of               the               oldest               board               games               ever;               it               is               also               one               of               the               oldest               forms               of               entertainment.

Throughout               its               six               centuries               of               existence,               the               game               has               experienced               very               little               changes               to               its               core               gameplay               and               rules.

Today's               chess               is               exactly               as               it               were               when               the               game               was               first               invented.

The               game               has               also               managed               to               retain               and               foster               its               popularity.

As               a               matter               of               fact,               there               are               more               chess               clubs               and               chess               organizations               in               the               world               than               those               of               any               other               sport               and               game.

Chess               is               arguably               the               world's               most               popular               board               game.
               The               main               allure               of               chess               is               its               intricacy.

The               game               is               easy               to               learn,               but               is               incredibly               hard               to               master.

To               be               great               at               chess               requires               strong               mathematical               aptitude,               strategic               thinking,               and               prodigious               patience.

Based               on               the               aforementioned,               the               game               is               obviously               not               for               everyone.

But               once               you               become               engrossed               in               chess,               the               game               is               incredibly               addicting               and               is               something               you               would               play               for               life.

In               recent               years,               online               chess               has               steadily               gaining               popularity.

Yet,               most               surveys               still               show               that               people               continue               to               prefer               playing               chess               on               its               classic               checkerboard.

Chess               isn't               just               a               popular               board               game;               it's               an               inimitable               experience.
               2.

Xiangqi               (Chinese               Chess)
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               Xiangqi               may               not               be               the               most               popular               board               game,               but               this               Chinese               version               of               chess               is               undoubtedly               the               world's               most               played               board               game.

As               Xiangqi               is               wildly               popular               in               China               and               the               country               accounts               for               almost               a               fourth               of               total               world               population,               it               is               safe               to               say               that               Chinese               Chess               will               remain               popular               for               quite               sometimes.
               Classic               chess               and               Chinese               chess               share               many               similarities.

For               example,               the               main               objective               of               both               games               is               to               capture               the               king.

Moreover,               game               pieces               and               strategies               are               nearly               identical               for               both               chess               and               Xiangqi.

Since               Chinese               chess               was               invented               nearly               17               centuries               before               classic               chess,               some               have               speculated               that               chess               must               have               been               derived               from               Chinese               chess.
               3.

Monopoly
               Monopoly               is               probably               the               world's               first               mainstream               board               game.

Unlike               chess               and               Xiangqi,               Monopoly               was               designed               for               the               masses               and               not               some               selected               groups.

Additionally,               the               game               is               dynamic               and               highly               adaptive.

Over               the               years,               there               have               been               numerous               editions               and               variants               of               the               game.

The               game               is               also               uniquely               American.

Monopoly               is               a               simulation               of               American               capitalism.

The               game's               objective               is,               as               one               would               expect,               to               become               the               richest               player               on               the               board               by               monopolizing               all               the               estates.

With               simple               rules               and               engaging               gameplay,               Monopoly               is               without               a               doubt               the               most               successful               and               most               popular               board               game               in               America.
               The               worldwide               popularity               of               Monopoly               has               been               steadily               increasing               as               well.

Ironically,               the               game               is               becoming               very               popular               in               several               anti-capitalist               countries.

I               guess               it               is               everyone's               dream               to               someday               be               super               rich.






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