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Hello all, I was here lots of time ago... some years, probably. I would like to try to get back into the group... Let me introduce myself again... Marco...
http://home.san.rr.com/hyperchess/ Of all the 3-d chess sets of seen, this one looks most appealing to me. It is simple and only has 64 squares. And the...
Hi, Welcome back (I guess). I'm fairly new here and I'm looking for someone to play the 3D (Star Trek) version of chess. I have the pieces and boards and the...
Well, I didn't have a look at mentioned page. It's just that I don't like statements like: "... it is the only truly workable 3-d chess variant ..." This group...
Jens Meder
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Jul 30, 2006 7:34 pm
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Hi Kate, well the answer to your question goes with the question which rules you wanna play. I believe I mentioned more than once that PARMEN (which plays two...
Jens Meder
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Jul 30, 2006 7:35 pm
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Zillions of Games is probably one of the best computer engines designed to present an infinite variety of games. All the info that you might desire can be...
Hello, ... Also, I'm working on this one: http://fzort.org/mpr/projects/vulcan/ It uses Jens Meders' rules and algebraic notation. It's pretty much alpha...
Doh! I see the gist of this has been given already... http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/3-d-chess/message/1750 Anyway, I'm glad to provide the details. By...
The demo for Zillions can be DL'ed for free, but you won't be able to play the games that DL seperately. Once you have paid for Zillions, you will be able to...
... I'm available! :-) ... You can use Parmen, for example, freely downloadable at www.parmen.com , even if it does not completely fullfill Bartmess' rules. Or...
... Zillions has it. http://www.zillionsofgames.com/ And for ST3D in particular: http://www.zillionsofgames.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/65288 near...
... I've never played it, but yes, it does seem interesting. I rather doubt that it is "the only playable form of chess in three dimensions," considering that...
Six days since I sent my first message to this list. Still waiting for approval. Going to fire this off anyway. --Ron ***** From _A Guide to Fairy Chess_ by...
I agree. It's beautiful. It's nice to have an ST3D program that runs under Linux. (I couldn't install Parmen under Wine.) I enjoyed playing against vulcan 0.3,...
... It is good however Mauro's summary of attack board motion is almost but not quite the same as posted Tournament rules. In those a single-piloted attack...
I sent a version of this intro message to the list twice a few weeks ago, but the moderator never approved them. Apparently he thought they were offensive....
... Hm, OK. Thanks for the info. Slightly off-topic, can anyone make any sense of this paragraph in the Vulcan Standard rules? "ATTACK BOARDS: Unlike Standard...
Hm, I appear to be a real boy now with real-time posting privileges. Let's try it. Ob3dChess: You can see some photos of a beautiful Dragonchess set at ...
Hello, ... Wow, thanks! ... Ugh, that's nasty. Try this version: http://fzort.org/mpr/projects/vulcan-20060814.tar.gz I added a couple of obvious performance...
Does anyone here play Star Trek chess by email? I assume two players could use Parmen and independently enter the moves, right? I think it would be a great...
... Yes! I don't know if you read my thesis... but doing many games with standard (Bartmess) rules, I found out that braching factor is at least 38,5 instead...
... I'd love to play... having time to do that! :-D Ask Jens, he will surely help you! :-) I only have time to manage the 3D chess group inside the Star Trek...
I have been considering the control of the privilege of adjusting the playing field. This should not be a common occurence, and its potential should be easily...
I ran across this on Amazon. For those interested in obtaining 8x8x3 playing fields. http://www.amazon.com/Strato-Chess%252c-3D-Chess-Game/dp/B000J00XI0...
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