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CheckPoint Gaming

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CheckPoint Gaming episodes

  • Chess: Episode 18 - Variants of Shogi

    With this episode, it goes over a few variants that exist for the game shogi. Although we go over a few variants here in this episode, feel free to share other variants that you're aware of with us so that we can share them with the world. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent - ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

    6 min
  • Chess: Episode 17 - Shogi

    With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as shogi and it originated from the country of Japan. Although it possesses a fair number of similarities to that of other versions of chess, except that the pieces are the same color and possess the same pentagonal shape with this shape indicating who is the owner of said piece. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent - ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    ⁠⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

    21 min
  • Chess: Episode 16 - Janggi

    With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as janggi and it originated from the Korean Peninsula. Although it has similarities with that of xiangqi, it does possess its own flavor to it as seen with it having a different ruleset that its Chinese predecessor. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

    11 min
  • Chess: Episode 15 - Sittuyin

    With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as sittuyin. With sittuyin, it originates from the country of Burma which is known now as Myanmar, a title it has held since 1989. This version of chess has a unique means of setting up its pieces when compared to that of other versions of chess. If you're interested in learning how this is done, then feel free to listen. So it can be seen as capture the flag chess. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

    9 min
  • Chess: Episode 14 - Luzhanqi

    With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as luzhanqi, one of the two other versions of chess that is found in China beyond that of xiangqi. This version of chess possesses elements of capture the flag to it. So it can be seen as capture the flag chess. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

    8 min
  • Chess: Episode 13 - Dou Shou Qi

    With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as dou shou qi, one of the two other versions of chess that is found in China beyond that of xiangqi. This version of chess is also known as the jungle game, the animal game, and Chinese animal chess. Since this version of the game is animal themed, its pieces resemble that of animals and each animal is ranked in comparison to each other, either being stronger or weaker than the other pieces. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

    9 min
  • Chess: Episode 12 - Variants of Xiangqi

    With this episode, it goes over the variants that are found of that of xiangqi. This episode will only cover a view variants to the game that we felt like address, but if you're aware of others, then feel free to share it with us. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

    6 min
  • Chess: Episode 11 - Rules of Xiangqi

    With this episode, it goes over the a Chinese version of chess that is known as xiangqi. Though we'll be talking about two other versions of chess found in China, we see xiangqi as the main version and this episode will cover the rules for that given game. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

    11 min
  • Chess: Episode 10 - Courier Chess

    With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as courier chess and was popular in Europe, especially that of Germany, from the 12th through 18th Centuries. In this version o chess, it introduces the courier, where it gets its name, the sage, and the jester. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

    7 min
  • Chess: Episode 9 - Shatranj

    With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as shatranj. This version originated from the Persian Empire before the Muslim Invasion of the land during the 7th Century CE. And as the Muslims expanded outward from Persia, it brought this version of chess with them. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

    6 min

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CheckPoint Gaming is your go-to podcast for learning how to play board games, card games, and tabletop systems. Instead of giving quick overviews, we take a deep dive into the rules—consolidating,…