Using Bughouse to Teach Cooperation
Bughouse does not have the prestige of chess. It is a much newer game, as it cannot be played without a clock. So mastering bughouse isn't going to bring anyone fortune and fame, but I want to talk about whether it can be used to teach cooperativeness to both children and adults. I don't think it does that automatically. It depends very much on the player's perspective. I'm certainly not the most cooperative person, but for various reasons, I think I'm finally seeing the light. I wouldn't oversell my idea. I don't think that it is, by any means the only way to teach cooperativeness, nor do I think cooperativeness is all important. I am a big fan of all practical skills, technical skills, and traditional academic subjects. The first game to be called bughouse is now called zhouse, and it was played by two players on one board with two chess sets. What we now call bughouse was once called double bughouse, and ...