A sequel to the original Battle Chess, this game takes on a more Chinese approach, both in the rules of the game and in the presentation.

Using a Chinese variation of the game of Chess, pieces like the Queen and Bishop are replaced by Counsellors, Ministers, and Cannon. Pieces behave differently than their European counterparts and even the board is set up differently. Two things remain the same: the ultimate goal of checkmating the opposing player's king and the Battlechess style animated battles that occur when two pieces contend for the same spot on the board.

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Merchant	Title	Price
	Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess
	Battle Chess Special Edition	$5.99
	Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess
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User Reviews

Once the novelty wears off... It's not too bad, but one glaring rules omission ruins it

DOS

Kasey Chang (3664)

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The Press Says

Amiga Action	Amiga	Sep, 1991	86 out of 100	86
Datormagazin	Amiga	Oct 10, 1991	67 out of 100	67
Power Play	DOS	Dec, 1990	63 out of 100	63
PC Leisure	DOS	Nov, 1990		60
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Nov, 1995	C+	58

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Trivia

Chess rules

Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess actually did NOT implement one of the Chinese chess rules, which says the two kings may not face each other in the same file with no intervening pieces. This makes checkmating the king somewhat harder than it should be, especially in games with very few pieces left on the board.

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This entry was contributed by Johnny "ThunderPeel2001" Walker (424) and Ray Soderlund (3500)