While our database server is inexplicably down, here is a funny article on Chess to amuse yourselves with: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Chess The whole...
Spherical Chess 400 (group) 3-D Chess Federation (network) http://threedchessfederation.ning.com/group/sphericalchess400 This is a new game with a new group...
The database server is up and working and again. To account for the delay in timed Game Courier games that were interrupted by the downtime, I have deducted...
"Can you tell us a little bit about it?" Yes. There is a lot of documentation readily available thru its web site or its group (via the aforementioned links). ...
After being down again for most of this week, the database servers are back up again. I have now corrected for time lost in Game Courier games by deducting...
I finally got Game Courier up and running again. We have been moving the site to a new server these past few days, so that we may avoid the interruptions that...
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Ishi Press announces the Reprinting of Better Moves for Better Shogi TODAY http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=4871879992 ...
Ishi Press proudly announces the Reprinting of My 60 Memorable Games by Bobby Fischer TODAY My 60 Memorable Games Selected and fully annotated by Bobby Fischer...
Try mindsports.net for the Grand Chess set. Janus chess is trickier and tried that myself several months ago with little success. I use a couple of extra...
Dear Mr. Duniho, Thank you very much for all you have done to revamp the (your) site. The new enhancements, particularly the "click-move" feature, are...
Hi all. I'm a brand new member to this group. It looks like a lively bunch. I'm happily surprised there is so much interest in chess variants. I created a...
It's an interesting project. Adding D&D like aspects to the game certainly creates something new to the game. I have see other variants that decide who wins a...
What are the emotional and intellectual underpinnings of chess play, experience of variants and chess variant design? What guides you to think things through? ...
There are different methods of greatly enhancing variance in standard chess by an easy relocation method whereby one or two pieces can change place. There is...
... I wrote this recently in the chess variants discussion group: The motif behind the preoccupation with chess variants. It's obvious that chess has become...
The popularity of a game is based on many factors, but one factor in particular plagues standard chess. That is replay value. There is a bell curve in games...
My initial query: *Does anyone know of a variant in which the first threat doesn't count? That a piece has to threaten another piece for a full turn before it...
Here is a suggestion for how to equalize Balanced Pendulum Chess: One can only make a capturing move when a turn behind and not making a double move. In other...
Hullabaloo is undergoing revisions with more playtesting... Some different versions under development. To see the Hullabaloo arithmetic, go to this page: ...
Does it reflect a cultural value for dominance and parasitism over mutualism? For chaos and asymmetry? Over predictability and "reason"? [Non-text portions of...
I realize I'm making three or five separate discussions and lumping them altogether with controversial implications. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
I think there wasn't/isn't a preference for one move advantage. The idea of simultaneous movement is a fairly recent game mechanic. Chess, in particular, is...
Hi, the new issue of the italian magazine Il fogliaccio degli astratti is on line, you can download from: www.tavolando.net In this number also Shuuro a modern...
