Repetition Rules

The repetition rules for Chinese chess are very complicated. Official rules can be found here. They are incorporated into the game to avoid too long games and to reach a solution faster. HiddenLynx uses a set of rules that are highly simplified, but take care of a lot of repeating situations.

 

The repetition rules for HiddenLynx are as follows:

NOTE To see how HiddenLynx informs you of these perpetual moves, see the Illegal Moves section under the User's Help chapter.
 

1 One move means that either red or black side moves one of its pieces.

2 A piece is considered to be unprotected if there are no other pieces on the same side that can counter attack. A pawn that has not yet crossed the river is always considered to be protected (and therefore can be perpetually chased).