Hi, I have started dabbling with AXIOM. I found that making it more English-like would help to make the code more readable, see Zillions. Forth has many...
Hi, Meanwhile I have created MyDefs.4th (which I load with LOAD MyDefs.4th at the beginning of Tic-Tac-Toe.4th etc), which allows me to make FORTH better...
Hi Karl, While I don't condone redefining established idioms within an established language to make it look like different, if you find it helpful, and it aids...
I will start off by saying this is one tough game to beat. In the course of developing my own games I have played conversion games hundreds and hundreds of...
Hello Karl, I am looking forward to seeing your versions of HelloWorld and Tic- Tac-Toe. My position on the "more like the Zrf we know" vs. "Axiom is a ...
... I've noticed this too and it is apparently a Zillion's bug that occurs when using a plug-in engine. Unfortunately, there is nothing a plug-in can do to...
Sorry, I was unclear on that. I figured the helping friend player showing up in the game over dialog was Zillions based and not Axiom plug-in based. In...
Doesn't sound the pair STORE / RESTORE better and easier to memorise than STORE / FETCH ? Anyway, any full English word is many times better than cryptic @. Of...
... To me, "RESTORE" means to put something back the way it was previously. The meaning of "@" is to obtain (ie. "fetch") the value of something, or get...
I am trying to implement Millenium Chess which has two kings in it. You capture the first and then checkmate the second. Anyone know if this is doable in...
Hi Rich, 'Checkmating the King' just means to be able to capture it in the next move against any defenses. Since Zillions does not allow two pieces that can be...
... Ok. thanks. Well, that is what I had been using. The designer of Millenium Chess wants to have it the other way, but you confirmed it isn't possible. I...
... Just an final note. I spoke to the designer of Millennium Chess, and he gave the ok to going with the capture two kings rule. I noted that the original...
... Yeah, I saw it just before release. Next time I'll probably name the friendly helpers ?White and ?Black to minimize confusion. It also expresses better...
... Just remember there is a way to forward reference _any_ word. It's needed rarely (Axiomatic Hex uses it), but you'll recognize the need quickly enough when...
... That's great Karl, glad to hear it! Can't wait to see more amazing things from you. ... Definitely. But then their Forth background will remain incomplete....
... far. That's the price for ... when dealing with large ... efficient code I can ... perfect middle ground. ... at a performance cost, ... I'd like to...
I just had a crazy idea. I've been hearing alot about Second Life lately (http://secondlife.com/). It's basically a virtual world that seems to me to be...
... All right! Learned some more today - up until now I've been pretty hazy on the proper use of both COMPILE and IMMEDIATE, but this example clears the mist...
... Karl, so we can have the ... include ALIAS in CORE.4th? ... hard to understand ... I would be reluctant to include it in the core for the following ...
To Karl and others, Setting previously expressed biases aside, I'd like to applaud Karl's work here! It's clear that Karl put forth :) alot of effort in ...
... There you go - immediate complications. Better to keep it simple. And just learn the language. I'm all with you on keeping Forth Forth. btw. Layered...
I'd like to chime in on the applause. Karl, you've already amazed me (I said you would;)) with this thorough introduction for switchers. It's obvious you've...
... How about you get John Basedown into Axiom and he could do a training video on how easy Axiom is? :-P He can do Fitness videos, but can he train people how...
... Anyhow, on this note, a way to make attention for Axiom would be to do a video on You Tube called Axiom Made Simple, that parodies the other one :-)...
Thank you Karl for making this effort. I have printed out your guide and added to my hardcopy notebook I keep for offline studying and note taking. I will...
Sorry for the late response. ... Start the game not with Kings but with two other-named pieces, e.g. Pre-Kings. If you capture one of the Pre-Kings then do...
... Alfred, if you can download the Zillions game Millennium Chess, see if you can then create a variant with pre-king and king in it. This actual version...
