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Wrong title for this page?[edit]

Qi means game rather than chess. Example: weiqi. Fangqi is Square Game not square chess. Moreover, this game is not a form of chess at all. I've changed the text but I don't know how to change the title of the page. Cazaux (talk) 20:09, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

By Wikipedia policies, we go by the most commonly used name in English, not what's theoretically correct... AnonMoos (talk) 13:36, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done Ihardlythinkso (talk) 08:21, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fangqi is the most popular name and precise name of this family of board games in English, not Square Game. [Karolus 20140820]

In process; I've asked for admin assist to move. Ihardlythinkso (talk) 01:36, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Needs clean up on this page?[edit]

This page needs clean up. Fang Qi is popular throughout Northern China as a training and build up game for Wei Qi. It is not a Muslim game, and as a matter of fact, the form that plays by the Manchu in Northeastern China has the highest numbers of form that can put together. Also, Fang 方 means square as the most basic form is a square. Qi 棋棊碁 means the pieces of a board game, thus Fang Qi simply means to make a square using the pieces and Wei Qi means to surround the pieces. - Karolus — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.136.200.10 (talk) 13:47, 28 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please continue cleanup if you know this game; also, do you know of a print reference source, or better online ref source? Ihardlythinkso (talk) 11:18, 3 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The sources are in Chinese. I suggest the name Fangqi should be used for this family of "Square Format Board Game", the same reason and logic for Weiqi/Igo for "Surrounding Board Game". This game is similar to Ludus latrunculorum (if the rules suggested by numerous writers are correct) and Seega. [Karolus 20140820]