Hello all,
I'm quite back after a long rest time. I actually have not rested:
graduation, new job, new hobby, girlfriend abroad, ... so many things
to do, too few time... as usual!

Anyway: I hope I'll have time to be more active in the group. I'd love
to help with Vulcan chess and also Parmen. ;-) And I also hope someone
will ever help me with my graduation thesis (Star Trek 3D chess I.A.
with Java and client-server communication) even if this won't probably
happen because the source code (classes, variables, methods, ...) is
in Italian language! :-D https://3dchess.dev.java.net/
I'm also working on a new edition (from LaTeX2e to ODF) of the Star
Trek 3D Chess Handbook for Star Trek Italian Club (http://www.stic.it)
members only and... what else... :-) I'm back. :-D

I've added here
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/3-d-chess/photos/album/1824582224/pic/list
the pics of my ST Franklin Mint board signed by William Shatner in
2005, when he was here in Italy at STICCon, the Star Trek Italian Club
Convention.

I still have the message by Doug (are you here?!) sent me on
2005-10-25 (yes!) with a bugged game in my software... I'll work on
that promise, but first...

First, I don't know if Andrew Bartmess is still in the group as he was
some time ago, but I have since... a lot of time ago... a set of
questions to ask him to have some clarifications and precise details
to work on my software rules.
Please, read this email with a fixed font. Are these moves allowed?
Side views. Handmade picture of the questions at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/3-d-chess/photos/album/1824582224/pic/1416329265/v\
iew?picmode=&mode=tn


1) From attack board (R) to neutral (?) and lower (?) level. (Can
white rook, R, move to neutral/white level?)

.___.____.___.___.
|
._R_|___.

.___._?_.___.___.



.___.___._?_.___.


2) Use attack board to move over and capture (black, r) piece. (Can
white rook, R, capture black rook, r, with any other piece, X, in the
middle?)

.___.____.___.___.
|
.___|___.

._r_.___._X_._R_.



.___.___.___.___.


3) Use attack board to move under and capture (black, r) piece. (Can
white rook, R, capture black rook, r, with any other piece, X, in the
middle?)

.___.____.___.___.



._r_.___._X_.___.

.___.___.
|
|___.___._R_.___.


4) Use attack board to jump over and capture (black) piece. (Can white
rook, R, capture black rook, r, with any other piece, X, in the middle?)

.___.___.
|
.___.____.___.___|



.___._r_.___.___.



.___.___.___._X_.
|
.___._R_.



5) Use attack board to move below and capture (black) piece. (Can
white rook, R, capture black rook, r, with any other piece, X, in the
middle?)

.___.____.___.___.



.___._r_.___.___.



.___.___.___._X_.
|
.___._R_.



6) Use attack board to move under and lower level. (Can white rook, R,
move to neutral/white level?)

._X_.____.___.___.
|
._R_|___.

.___._?_.___.___.



.___.___._?_.___.






Well, bye all. (^-^)

Marco