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===The Cannons===
===The Cannons===
'''Cannons''' (Chinese: 砲/炮 pinyin: pào (catapult) and pào (cannon), respectively) start on the row behind the soldiers, two points in front of the horses. Cannons move like cars, any distance orthogonally without jumping, but can only capture by jumping a single piece, friend or foe, along the path of attack. The piece over which the cannon jumps is called the '''screen''' (sometimes '''cannon platform''') (Chinese: 炮台 pinyin: pào tái (screen)). Any number of unoccupied spaces, including none, may exist between the cannon, screen, and the piece to be captured. Cannons can be exchanged for horses immediately from their starting positions.
'''Cannons''' (Chinese: 砲/炮 pinyin: pào (catapult) and pào (cannon), respectively) start on the row behind the soldiers, two points in front of the horses. Cannons move like cars, any distance orthogonally without jumping, but can only capture by jumping a single piece, friend or foe, along the path of attack. The piece over which the cannon jumps is called the '''screen''' (sometimes '''cannon platform''') (Chinese: 炮台 pinyin: pào tái (cannon platform or fort)). Any number of unoccupied spaces, including none, may exist between the cannon, screen, and the piece to be captured. Cannons can be exchanged for horses immediately from their starting positions.
The names are homophones, though sometimes 炮 is used for both Red and Black. The 石 (shí) radical of 砲 means 'stone', and the 火 (huǒ) radical of 炮 means 'fire'. Both pieces are referred to as cannons in English. The black piece is sometimes labelled 包 (bāo), meaning 'package'. It is easy to see then that 砲 is a 'stone package', or catapult, and 炮 is 'fire package', or cannon.
The names are homophones, though sometimes 炮 is used for both Red and Black. The 石 (shí) radical of 砲 means 'stone', and the 火 (huǒ) radical of 炮 means 'fire'. Both pieces are referred to as cannons in English. The black piece is sometimes labelled 包 (bāo), meaning 'package'. It is easy to see then that 砲 is a 'stone package', or catapult, and 炮 is 'fire package', or cannon.