slaine chess?

[toothill man]

it sure does have a intreasting history :wink: 8) but would love a game 8)

 

[Anvil]

There's a eastern game called something like 'Nine Stones', I'm not sure if thats right though, but it uses a similar pattern to what is described in all that background information written about Fidchell.

The pattern offered may offer more insight into the game as it is based on Chinese Alchemy. Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal.

There is also mention the well known characters from eastern folklore that correspond with the elements written above. WaterDragon/Water,
Wood/Pigsy, Fire/Monkey, Earth/ Priest ( Don't know spelling of name.), Metal/Friar Sandy. I thought it strange that Sandy being a Fish Spirit doesn't get water, but it still works out.

I will see if I can find it, but would appreciate it if somebody who is way ahead of me could shed some light.

 

[toothill man]

monkey resources are few and far between in english :shock: so give me some time to ask some people but will get on to it 8) could it be a version of mar jong sounds like have same elements :?

 

[Anvil]

Well, I do know that if I type in 'Monkey Magic' into Google, I will few pages of Monkey websites. One of which shows a excerpt from this game.

Then again the game could be Indian in origin, & I'm Iooking at the wrong website all together.

No Pressure.

 

[toothill man]

got a japanese pinball game no one has and is ultra rare and a large number of game cheat sites and alot of baby monkeys being born even some links to the massive monkey thread on this board can I have anymore info on site so can narrow the search please :shock:

 

[Anvil]

It's definitively not pinball.

It's old game, by it's appearance.

 

[Wuxia]

There a webpage for this Nine Stones game?

Wuxia

 

[toothill man]

was hoping you would know :shock:

 

[Anvil]

Wuxia, love that word.

http://terebess.hu/english/lexikon/wuxia.html

 

[Anvil]

This looks like the game xiangqi, except there is no diagram or referance to the stone Monkey.

http://www.usgo.org/resources/downloads/originsofgo.pdf

http://www.geocities.com/torchbearer_rpg/rain.html

http://www.168fengshui.com/Articles/8_trigrams.htm

 

[toothill man]

nice web sites old boy 8)

 

[Anvil]

Still looking for the webpage,

While you wait have look at http://www.monkeyheaven.com/

 

[toothill man]

now that is some site must save for my life sized cardboard monkey king :wink: thank you old boy 8)

 

[Anvil]

I finally found the page I was looking for.

You know, the one that I promiced!

It's one that shows a diagram of game call 'Ten Stones' being played. It is of course based on the Kababalistic Tree Of Life, but it also makes a comparison to 'Journey to the West' and about half-way down the page the five main characters from the story are given a place on the Tree of Life diagram.

http://home.earthlink.net/~hipbone/IDTWeb/Heggaia.html

I'll just make it understood also that this isn't some cheap attempt on my part to push Jewish mysticism, as I am not one of their faithful. Though I thought you may find some of this facinating & enjoyable.

 

[toothill man]

thank you for the link alot of moves seem to lead to death :shock: and think slaine chess should be the celtic version but thank you for the site 8)

 

[Anvil]

Yeah, it' s just those rules eem incomplete. Maybe further elaboration.

 

[toothill man]

true so make them up in the spirit of the game and its history who is there too say you are wrong :lol: :wink:

 

[Anvil]

Haven't you noticed the more eastern influences used in some of the Slaine stories.

 

[toothill man]

yes slaine is a real mixed bag which is why I love it :twisted: