Comments on: Chinese chess and how not to offer cherry tomatoes to old men

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:36:27 +0000

slamming pieces or cards or cups is totally half the fun! we often hear a game before we see it.

By: Helene

Helene — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:14:38 +0000

I also love the slamming down of your cup when you play dice! Have you done that? We learned to play that in Shanghai, and it made us understand that the noise you produce is half the fun! Ah, I miss China… :)

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:03:11 +0000

I wonder if it’s more of a northern thing? I only saw it a couple times in Taibei, but there it seemed like every male over 50 played 围棋 (wéi qí). There’re pictures of it somewhere on here.

By: trevelyan

trevelyan — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:31:52 +0000

I love playing Chinese chess with some of the guys on the street. Sadly it isn’t that common in Shanghai, although you’d see it all the time in Beijing, especially around 南池子.

The pao is great fun. I once had a dream about it jumping around once.

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:50:04 +0000

slamming the pieces is half the fun. It turns a quiet strategy game into an action game! have you tried to learn yet?

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:00:17 +0000

Ah, this is why I can’t get the kids to play Chinese Chess more quietly during their breaks from class here in Yung Ho. They always slam down the pieces and cause a ton of racket.