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...
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TimurtheLenk
Jul 6, 1999 1:09 pm
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 ...
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lexkraai
Jul 6, 1999 3:13 pm
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 ...
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GreyBishop99
Jul 6, 1999 7:23 pm
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 ...
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GreyBishop99
Jul 6, 1999 7:39 pm
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...
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GreyBishop99
Jul 6, 1999 8:05 pm
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...
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blambert1980
Jul 7, 1999 2:01 am
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...
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leandropedro
Jul 9, 1999 3:04 am
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 ...
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bwhp46
Jul 11, 1999 9:19 pm
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....
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blambert1980
Jul 11, 1999 10:55 pm
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...
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Dien_bien_phu
Jul 15, 1999 3:50 pm
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...
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Dien_bien_phu
Jul 15, 1999 3:55 pm
bwhp46,<br><br>I think ! means it is a check. !! means checkmated?<br><br>DBP...
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blambert1980
Jul 16, 1999 1:57 am
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...
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games4rick
Jul 16, 1999 5:40 am
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...
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djohn_58
Jul 17, 1999 6:13 pm
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...
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djohn_58
Jul 17, 1999 6:26 pm
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 ...
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CarpeDiem98B
Jul 19, 1999 9:25 pm
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...
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blambert1980
Jul 20, 1999 12:17 am
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) ...
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blambert1980
Jul 20, 1999 12:18 am
I have posted Poison Chess at <a href=http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Ring/6462/poison.html...
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Dien_bien_phu
Jul 21, 1999 2:56 am
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 ...
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TimurtheLenk
Jul 22, 1999 4:12 pm
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...
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blambert1980
Jul 23, 1999 6:51 pm
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 ...
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Dien_bien_phu
Jul 24, 1999 3:20 am
Dear Lambert1980,<br><br>You're right! Since the knight could only attacking squares of the same color, it is impossible for it to mate a lone king. Thanks for...
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blambert1980
Jul 24, 1999 3:01 pm
Jens Markmann has been kind enough to create a ZRF (Zillions of Games) file for Poison Chess. He has also created the Bomberman Chess ZRF that you may already...
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blambert1980
Jul 24, 1999 3:24 pm
Following the example of bien_dien_phu (pardon any spelling error), I reply to suggestions about my variant (for any others who read the comments).<br><br>TU ...
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ben7972
Jul 25, 1999 8:23 pm
hi all, ben good here. hans has asked me to be a judge for the 40 square chess variant contest this year. so i'm looking for as many people as possible to ...
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Pawn_Smasher
Jul 26, 1999 5:38 pm
A few guys from my chess club at school have been playing Gothic Chess. I read about it on <br>www.GothicChess.com. Has anyone played this varient before? I'm ...
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TimurtheLenk
Jul 28, 1999 4:09 pm
Well, it looks like comments posted in the Large CV contest have to be answered here. Concerning Shako and Tamerlane 2, I deeply thank the warm comments they...
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blambert1980
Aug 2, 1999 2:54 am
Are they tabulated, and will they be posted here?<br><br>BL...
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djohn_58
Aug 2, 1999 10:31 am
I have completed tabulating the results. I'll post a link to the results page here. What I'm going to do is, starting at 5pm EST today (Aug 2), I'll start...
