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Tony Quintanilla wrote on Tue, Sep 27, 2005 03:29 AM UTC:

Well, since I'm the editor of this page I guess I should add my 2 cents, but not more.

I think this is a serious variant that is very funny. One could say that it is an 'incomplete information' game where instead of the board being partially hidden, like Kriegspiel, the rules are only partially known by the players. The full set of rules are programmed into the Schemingmind.com server if one wants to play the game -- see the links at the bottom of the page (has anyone tried?).

One might divine the compleat rules after much play and systematic testing, but I doubt it. I think at least half the fun is playing in this obscure universe. The game description is meant to be funny to go along with the obscurity.

For the record, as the posting editor, I (and the other editors) know the secret rules (which are also archived in the CVP mail), but I'm not telling. (In fact, I initially also questioned SRC's seriousness before posting the page. Hans did also. And we got a serious reply from the authors. This page was not posted by the authors after all!)

Drop the page? Unthinkable! Besides what would Lord Humberton-Snapf say?! Stanley Random Chess stays!


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