Watermelon chess
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Watermelon chess
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Watermelon chess is a two-player abstract strategy game from China where it is known as xi gua qi. It is also known as the surround game and globe. Played on a network of curved lines, players take turns to move a piece, capturing the opponent's pieces by surrounding them. The game is related to the bear games of the ancient Romans, and uses the same board as some of them. The Go variant sz'kwa uses the same board. Watermelon chess is a pebble game similar to Go, though unrelated to the game of
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon_chess
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2024-02-02T00:05:30Z
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