It matters, because requiring the contestants to vote was the best way to assure a critical mass of voters.<br><br>If he had voted for his own game, it...
I'm not asking how it's done, since I already do it regularly. I'm asking about the techniques used by the individual game designers who read the messages...
I don't think there is any one, single method I use to come up with Chess Variants. Many of them have been the result of combining some element of some ...
well. my way. I am always in the search of a variant that's very playable, which is not the case most of the times. it's really hard to find a game that's ...
well, this is a perfect opportunity to apply a chess variant that is played on two seperate boards, one is 4x4, one is 5x5, if you add up, it makes 41 squares...
I consciously try different approaches. <br><br>Sometimes I start with a name that seems a bit difficult, then try out ideas that fit it. An example: Hydrant ...
I really like Chess. So my first purpose is to retain the "Chess" character of the game. I've wondered what that is. Thinking about it, I would say that what ...
Questions about what constitutes a "chess" come up, and there is clearly room for different opinions. My personal taste tends to favor games with four or more...
Ok, here's a 5x5 + 4x4 game for your amusement. It's a cross between Bingo and Chess that I call (what else?) Bingo Chess. The inspiration for this variant ...
OOPS! A slight omission.<br><br>The paragraph that reads<br><br>"To place another piece on the 5x5 board, a player draws a bingo number. If that number is on...
When I updated the Mortal Chess ZRF yesterday, I neglected to replace the old ZRF with the new one. This meant that the ZRF was still using the old board....
There's no actual requirement for 41-Square contest entries to be coded for Zillions. Unofficially (since I'm not connected to the contest except as a ...
A bug has been fixed in the Subway Chess ZRF -- the Black Knights were moving incorrectly. The new ZRF can be identified by examining the header of the ZRF, or...
The distinguishing characteristics of Mortal Chess already belong to Chess and Karl Scherer's Hydra Chess. Mortal Chessgi has it name because captures reduce...
That's true. Another view of mortality from the Elder Edda, very roughly from memory:<br><br>Cattle die, Kindred die,<br>Every man is mortal,<br>But I will...
I have wanted to something with ghosts in Chess, though I haven't been sure what to do with them. Here is something I just thought of. Whenever a piece is...
> I'm now going to enter Bingo Chess into the <br>> contest, with the change you suggested. Thanks! <br><br>Great! The more, the merrier! (If you are...
You know, a Chess variant with ghosts might be very successful. Consider:<br><br>"Printers finde by experience that one Murther is<br>worth two Monsters, and...
..This is a reply to #695, posted on 03.20.01 at<br>8:23 am by Chatham27105:<br>..<br>..Your 5x5 board combined with a 4x4 board, mak-<br>ing a total of 41 ...
(continued from #708)<br>..DO-OR-DIE CHATHAM-IMITATOR CHAZZ. This variant<br>is probably easier to describe, so I'll start<br>with it. The initial position on ...
(continued from #709)<br>..<br>..The Calvin concept introduces a complication<br>into the game which may make it unplayable. (In<br>American English we would...
Chatham Chess Board? Gee, that's flattering... too flattering, I think. My head could explode ... 4x4 and a 5x5 board before I posted Bingo Chess. I have been...
David, for those of us without a copy of A GUIDE TO FAIRY CHESS (and the book has gotten rather hard to find these days), could you briefly explain what an...
This is a reply to Chatham-27105's message #711,<br>posted 03.21.01 at 11:13 am.<br>..<br>..Well, thanks for correcting the record. Looks<br>like we'll have to...
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