Hi,<br><br>I extended the deadline for voting for the finalists of the contest to design a chess variant on a board with 39 squares just a few days, being away...
Does anyone have information about the Cambodian Chess rules which can be found in Pritchard's encyclopedia ? It seems to be rather different from the rules of...
Hi,<br>The Chesk is a mixture between the two popular games (Chess) and (Risk).<br>It's for Six-players or three or two.<br>I am planning to develope this game...
Attention all chess variants enthusiasts. Please check out my chess variant DOUBLE CHESS at Hans Bodlaender's web page. His main page is at <br><br><a...
CarpeDiem: it would help to challenge you if you posted your E-mail address either here or in your profile. I do that with every message where I request any ...
I did enter my email address into both messages<br>which I posted here recently. It's DavidNYJfan@... I don't put my email<br>address in my profile ...
Hi all!<br><br>Does anyone know more about a Saami chess variant? An article by T.I. Itkonen published in 1941 in the Journal de la Societe Finno-Ougrienne...
Hello, It's the first time I heard about this possible variant. You know, it could be that this "chess" would be a kind of Hnefatafl, a game found with many ...
Hi there!<br><br>It certainly does not refer to Hnefatafl or<br>Tablut or any related variant, because the article<br>describes these games in detail before ...
Has any member play tested Bishops yet? If you do please report any "bugs" that you find in the program. Send bug reports to me. Perhaps 4 club members could ...
I agree, Chess rules!<br><br>However<br>re:<br>5. Name one so-called chess variant that even comes close to the tactical and strategic game-playing quality of...
Yes , I think a forum for discussion would be a good idea.<br>I have two (2) questions regarding my Variant Bishops.<br>1) Would the "Long" game (as described...
I'm in three E-mail games right now because I don't own ZOG, but I'd like to know if the ZRF file works as I would except it to.<br><br>Thanks. If you try it...
Yes. I do think that Zillions is a success. However, its not designed to do anything and everything. The AI has limitations. In fact, it would be nice if ...
Hi;<br>Can anyone tell me the meaning of ! in chess notation. Also how would you read Kf7(d7)? I do not understand the meaning of d7 in perentheses....
The ! indicates a good move. The !! is an excellent move (slight difference, no?).<br><br>Kf7(d7) is something I haven't seen before, and reminds me of...
Hi everyone,<br><br>Before Zillions came out, I had to bribe my friends and cousins to playtest my games. The process was time consuming and ineffective. Now...
bwhp46, DBP:<br><br>+ means check<br># means checkmate<br>++ also means checkmate to some, but more often is double check<br>! means good move<br>!! means...
I was wondering why most chess and chess variant games end at checkmate, and not the capture of the king. I understand that checkmate means that you will lose...
Just a reminder to all those who have not yet voted, or who would like to continue voting -- the deadline is coming up in two weeks (or less). This deadline is...
The following are questions voters had on various entries in the Large Variant Contest:<br><br>Bomberman Chess: Bryan: I loved it! Can't wait to try it. I am ...
Well, this seems to be a perfect question for<br>this bulletin board, so I'm sure we will get<br>a lot of replies to this. For me, it's<br><br>DOUBLE CHESS (16...
Well, since I invented it AND it's one of your favourites, I like Bomberman Chess the best. ;-)<br><br>I also like Omega Chess (though I've never played it) ...
Dear Friends Near and Far,<br><br>As the voting deadline is near, I would like take a moment of your time to share with you some thoughts, to have your ...
I love Xiang-Qi, but is more than a CV, I like also Jetan, Wildebeest, Freeling's Grand Chess, Ploy. Also I like my inventions Shako, Tamerlane 2 (both on the...
Yes, Rook and King can defeat a lone King. A promoted pawn and King can defeat a lone King. But the Knight, I recall, is unable to give mate (with a King) in ...
