Thanks for the heads up. Was going to go out to the store today, but now that I know that it isn't out yet you saved me some time and i guess i will just wait...
Thank you for the correct name of the game and for the information that you have provided. I look forward to the challenge ofthis variant. Khalil ... are ... ...
Hey! ... As we have some guys in this group how are really up for something "special" and complex ... Why doing a 3d-chess, hows about a 4d-chess? Every piece...
Jens Meder
jens.meder@...
Aug 2, 2003 7:29 pm
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... something "special" and complex ... ... player gets an certain amount of ... which one of your pieces is ... pieces, one ring is removed. ... around ... as...
Has anyone calculated the relative piece values (material component only, no positional component) for 3-D sliders such as bishops, rooks, maces, queens in,...
... I often use the PAT formula. P(A/T) P is the number of possible moves for a piece at a turn. A is the total number of cells on the playing field available...
Larry, I like your PAT formula. I think it holds up well until the endgame. The PAT formula would then need to factor in the mating ability of a piece. On an...
Ray E. Bornert II
ray.bornert@...
Aug 5, 2003 5:32 am
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... I am experimenting with a 6x6x6 game. The Pawns move one space forward and capture one space like a Bishop. In this case, for P=1, Zillions values the...
... Just for your information: About 15 years ago, you could win a 2D chess Blitz match by capturing the opponents king with your King ... This has changed,...
Jens Meder
jens.meder@...
Aug 5, 2003 7:10 am
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... Do you propose that your Piranha can move as long it captures pieces? By moving like a Bishop, but with one one square range? Did I understand that right? ...
Jens Meder
jens.meder@...
Aug 5, 2003 7:10 am
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... pieces? ... pieces a positioned diagonal to each ... It *is* called a Piranha. Yes, this would be a very cruel piece. That's why I restricted it to...
... Also, are we talking strictly 'normal' single King games, or more generally, to include Quadlevel and my 5x5x5 game, where there's two Kings per side? In...
Just a short question: Are we starting next to discuss if it's three-dimensional chess or tri-dimensional chess ? Ain't that irrelevant?...
Jens Meder
jens.meder@...
Aug 6, 2003 8:04 am
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Hey friends, you started here quite a discussion what the piece for your new Chess set should like in the future. Did you ever think about that you find...
Jens Meder
jens.meder@...
Aug 6, 2003 8:04 am
1213
... That's the basic idea, as we will have problems to send 'em back in time. - Well you could do this as well: Than you have to note your moves, go back to an...
Jens Meder
jens.meder@...
Aug 6, 2003 8:04 am
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... Chess set should like in the future. ... for 2d chess. If it's now "the ... soldiers or comic heros ... ... board, or did I miss that the ... finally on...
The idea of sending a piece into the future is really cool. I say this so my questions do not seem like I'm being facetious. 1. What would be the maximum...
Chess is a game that gets your brain stimulated..it gets you to think....think hard. YOu should never take the game of chess lightly unless you will never be...
... lightly ... can ... It is very difficult to take an anonymous "bomb-thrower" seriously. The charges of "number1_game_pro", at this point, are extremely ...
Yeah... On my website http://www.chess3d.com I make the analogy that 3D chess is like swinging 3 bats but going to the plate (or playing regular chess) with...
As you said: The answer of question two belongs to question one. I would say, that at least half of the pieces would have to be able to be send one step in the...
Jens Meder
jens.meder@...
Aug 18, 2003 7:20 pm
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... to be send one step in the ... step in the future, to add really ... time stones per person. ... All pieces would have the ability to time-warp according...
Hi! I guess I have stated it in the begining, but it looks like I have to mention it again. I never intended really to create or to play 4D-chess. This only...
Jens Meder
jens.meder@...
Aug 22, 2003 3:15 am
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I completely understand that this line of discussion about 4D Chess is not considered "serious" by the originator. But it is interesting. Although the idea of...
... A Guide To Fairy Chess (A. S. M. Dickins) does mention a "normal form" of 4D chess, quite similar to Raumschach, although 4x4x4x4 since even 5x5x5x5 is ...
Every true "3-D" chess variant already possesses (or represents) 3 spatial dimensions with 1 time dimension as evident from the move list (a series of events...
... True, but the players do not often get to manipulate the temporal dimension. In fact, they are often completely subject to it. (i.e. time-limits and the...
"There is a great difference between "dimension" and "axis". A 3D model can have an infinite number of axes. So, no matter how many axes, a developer might...
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