<Mikezilla> The bodyguard looks like an amazing and creative piece, is this a good chess variant? I never heard of it before. Do you (or anyone) know it is still alive in mongolia?

On the site you mentioned there is talk of 3 variants of the bodyguards movements, the 3th looks the most interesting.
The horse as an exception (because it can jump) looks reasonable. Bigger boards tend to make horses weaker which is compensated by this rule. Also it makes the bodyguard less invulnarable. Still it looks too strong: the rule it must stay near the king looks good too.
If you can tell me more about your experience with this game I would appreciate it very much.
Maybe it's even worth having it here at brainking, like the other asian chess variants.