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Mark Thompson wrote on Sun, Apr 4, 2004 07:06 PM UTC:
Gary, did you try any other opening arrays? I'm curious about whether it's really best to have the Western and Shogi pieces opposite their counterparts. I suppose the Xiangqi pieces would have to be across from each other, because of the opposite-kings rule. And wherever the Xiangqi pieces begin would have to be the fortress. Maybe there could be a 'random opening' version of SPC where the 3 sections are arranged at random at the start of the game, subject to the constraint on the Xiangqi section. Then arranging the pieces within each section might also be done at random, or maybe they could be placed at the players' will, a piece at a time, in alternation.

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