Shot Glass Chess http://www.shotglasschess.com/customer/home.php In this chess game, all of the pieces are glasses which must be filled with alcoholic drinks....
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The variant is called Field Chess. Field Chess is played on a elongated board (8x12 grid). traditional rules of conventional chess apply when playing Field...
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No one wants to respond about this chess variant?Did you guys like it? Does it lack something? Does it compare well against Gothic chess or Omega chess? I...
Well, if you insist upon beating an opinion out of someone ... Personally, I wish it had never been invented. Since its invention in 2001 pre-dated the...
Derek Nalls <dsn8@...> wrote: Well, if you insist upon beating an opinion out of someone ... Personally, I wish it had never been invented. Since its...
Damned! I did not know the "terms of service" for Yahoo said all of that. [See message #1705.] I guess I should pay more attention to the fine print....
... Technically, your previous posting [See message #1704] could be considered in violation of Section 6a of the Terms of Service. You made negative comments...
" ... to flippantly refer to another's game as "boring" and "mediocre", without any reasonable examples or comparisons, might be flirting with the state of...
... obviously ... instead ... boring ... spend ... I ... The "hysteria" appears to be entirely on your own part. You still have not justified your evaluation....
"I am not being rude, merely curious." ___________________________________ Bullshit! Anyone can read message #1707 and judge for themselves. I would be...
... Leyva ... never ... It is quite apparent that you have little interest in Field Chess, except to disparage it. Your evaluation appears to have been made ...
... out ... contact ... I have been totally "on-the-level". I have given you every opportunity to clarify your insults. Or at the least, retract them. You...
... First of all, I am not clear on how the board and pieces are set up. Does the board have eight files and twelve ranks or vice versa? I can't tell from the...
Derek and interrupt27,please accept my apologies to you both and the to the group. My ojective wasn't to create a rift between people. Especially, With two...
... the ... asked ... Field ... myself. ... The ... Hence, ... now, ... with ... Your apology is appreciated but truly un-necessary. You've done nothing...
I've posted a crude implementation of Field Chess to the Files section of this Group. It should obey all the rules, but please play- test it to be sure. Let...
Your first message (#1700) to the group about "Field Chess" was perfectly appropriate. Your second message (#1703) would not have been inappropriate if not...
Thank you Sir, It was nice to play field chess on the computer. I found no errors with the rules of the game, other than the fact i was suppose to win (j/k)....
fduniho, Thank you, for your insight. I appreciate your assessment of Field chess. The time and effort you gave Field chess is a compliment in itself. I look...
... You're welcomed. It needs to have the Description and Help sections filled out. You might want to do this. I have a question about its development. What...
The reasoning for staggering the Archer pieces was to allow for the back pieces to come into play quicker in this chess game. Another thought was to eliminate...
... to ... The staggered array does offer an interesting opening aspect. For example, an initial move of c3-c5 begins the foundation of a strong forward...
You know you might even consider trading a rook or a queen in the late midgame.Pending on your senario i would consider losing a knight. The Archer can be a...
... I 've ... I recognized this one very early: 1. e3-e5 ... 2. e2-e3 This opens the diagonals for the Queen and King's Bishop. I find the game interesting....