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THE INFAMOUS CAMBODIAN CHESS IS REAL!!!
By: Asher Hurowitz Date: April 1, 2018, 8:22 am
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Hello!
I'm sure you are all aware of Hill's apparently apocryphal
Cambodian chess, which looks like a combination of Makruk and
Xiangqi.
I was talking recently with a good friend who is an archeologist
for South East Asian department at the MET and is in Cambodia
via email.
They were visiting a little known temple site that no one goes
to (it's smaller than the more popular temples and isolated far
away) that dates from the fourteenth century that has vivid
depictions of the game in relief from. The small villages around
the temple play the game fervently.
Pictures of both will be up when I receive them! (Also remind me
how to post pictures while our image folder is full)
Thanks!
Asher
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Re: THE INFAMOUS CAMBODIAN CHESS IS REAL!!!
By: ubersketch Date: April 1, 2018, 8:48 am
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mind = f***ing blown
tis is a best gaam e ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: THE INFAMOUS CAMBODIAN CHESS IS REAL!!!
By: RickKnowlton Date: April 1, 2018, 2:16 pm
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Hey! We want to know all about this. As of the publication of
our book, all reports of this game had been traced back to a
single source -- no confirmation or independent corroboration. A
good bit of evidence would rewrite the story of this game.
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Re: THE INFAMOUS CAMBODIAN CHESS IS REAL!!!
By: Asher Hurowitz Date: April 3, 2018, 5:58 pm
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I'm sorry my colleague is having difficulties sending images
through email internationally but we are getting that fixed.
Thanks for your patience!
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Re: THE INFAMOUS CAMBODIAN CHESS IS REAL!!!
By: Asher Hurowitz Date: April 9, 2018, 4:09 pm
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Hello!
I would merely ask that you direct your attention to the date on
which I published my claim.
Thanks!
Asher
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