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Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
KelvinFox wrote on Tue, Oct 6, 2020 10:08 PM UTC:

A nightrider variant of this could be called Noctima


The Osprey[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
KelvinFox wrote on Sat, Oct 3, 2020 06:18 PM UTC in reply to H. G. Muller from 05:47 PM:

what would camel-then-nightrider be?


KelvinFox wrote on Tue, Sep 29, 2020 05:37 PM UTC in reply to H. G. Muller from Wed Sep 23 09:56 PM:

I meant the bent rider that moves as Knight first and then camelrider


KelvinFox wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 2020 06:21 PM UTC in reply to H. G. Muller from 02:12 PM:

what would be betza notation for Knight then Camelrider?


Sac Chess. Game with 60 pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
KelvinFox wrote on Fri, Aug 7, 2020 03:42 PM UTC in reply to H. G. Muller from Wed Aug 5 06:01 PM:

8x8 Anglo-American Draughts is actually solved. Probably most complex game that has that title (I BTW still want to create a site like this but focused on abstract strategy in general)


If regular octogonal chess would be possible?. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
KelvinFox wrote on Sun, Jul 19, 2020 08:55 PM UTC in reply to Daniil Frolov from Wed Dec 25 2013 03:51 PM:

Couldn't a better octagonal chess be created on a dotted centered octagonal board?


Nao. Moves like nightrider, but must jump when taking.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
📝KelvinFox wrote on Sat, Jun 20, 2020 04:36 PM UTC:

Still weird that this piece has never been used


Man and Beast 12: Alternative Fronts. (Updated!) Systematic naming of pieces using complex mixes of forward, backward, and same-rank moves.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
KelvinFox wrote on Sat, Mar 21, 2020 01:32 AM UTC:

The Haddock on this page is a pretty weak piece. Of can reach some squares only in 13 moves


Nao. Moves like nightrider, but must jump when taking.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
📝KelvinFox wrote on Fri, Mar 13, 2020 11:49 PM UTC:

I've corrected the diagram

I'm going to research the value soon

Bishop-Nightrider compound. Piece that moves like bishop or nightrider.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
📝KelvinFox wrote on Thu, Mar 12, 2020 01:08 PM UTC:

Thanks Fergus. I am really proud for writing this


📝KelvinFox wrote on Wed, Mar 11, 2020 12:48 PM UTC:

I've added the value and another name by Gilman. Is this page good enough for Piececlopedia?


Hunterbeest. Large variant with one each of distinctive Nimrod pieces, and of similar set of oblique pieces. (11x10, Cells: 110) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
KelvinFox wrote on Fri, Mar 6, 2020 11:20 PM UTC:

The Zebra+Knight versions of the Hartebeest are bound to 1/4th of the board


Betza Notation. A primer on the leading shorthand for describing variant piece moves.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
KelvinFox wrote on Mon, Mar 2, 2020 07:24 PM UTC:

It seems that there are very few to almost no variants having capturing own piece, similarly to how outside XQ there are no variants with a separate checking move (but that has a separate modifier as well). I would suggest making the friendly capture marker hexagonal and the checking marker (currently no marker) octagonal dark red or a crown.


KelvinFox wrote on Mon, Mar 2, 2020 01:44 PM UTC:

I would use a overlapping red and blue square for cd (I first thought about purple, but that would be too confusing with blue)


Rotary. On a 9 by 9 board with rotating pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
KelvinFox wrote on Mon, Mar 2, 2020 12:54 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

Today played a game of Rotary with a set of pieces I made myself. It is a very nice game. The rotational element adds a nice layer of tactics. Only thing that feels weird is the promotion rule 


Betza Notation. A primer on the leading shorthand for describing variant piece moves.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
KelvinFox wrote on Sun, Mar 1, 2020 04:48 PM UTC:

Another bug, on the movement diagram squares that may be only reached to capture own pieces are labeled red instead of blue.


KelvinFox wrote on Tue, Feb 25, 2020 10:02 PM UTC:
@HG

I also suggest adding the hovering pawn in  for pieces like mNmcafsW on the movement diagram


Antelope. Makes (3,4)-jump.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
KelvinFox wrote on Tue, Feb 18, 2020 01:01 PM UTC:

The page still contains the error that this piece moves 4,5


Betza Notation. A primer on the leading shorthand for describing variant piece moves.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
KelvinFox wrote on Wed, Feb 12, 2020 07:10 PM UTC:

I've added an example, I will do more when I am back home


KelvinFox wrote on Wed, Feb 12, 2020 06:32 PM UTC:

Then there is a bug in the XBetza sandbox

EDIT: Here is the piece at the computer I'm currently using 


KelvinFox wrote on Wed, Feb 12, 2020 01:56 PM UTC:

does anyone know why mFyafsmFpafscB1yafscpF also gives the rook squares as capture squares?


Nachtmahr. Game with seven different kinds of Nightriders. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
KelvinFox wrote on Tue, Feb 11, 2020 11:45 PM UTC:

wouldn't a 8th nightrider be possible which goes left-right for both vertical and horizontal moves?


Bishop-Nightrider compound. Piece that moves like bishop or nightrider.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
📝KelvinFox wrote on Mon, Feb 10, 2020 01:45 PM UTC:

I've asked Mayhematics on twitter about the banshee piece

Edit: I've got an answer, he thinks the name was his (George Jelliss) idea

Nao. Moves like nightrider, but must jump when taking.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
📝KelvinFox wrote on Sat, Feb 8, 2020 12:30 AM UTC:

Thanks, source for this piece BTW is  All The King's men and Julia's Fairies and on this page http://www.jurajlorinc.com/chess/mycompo.htm

Added the diagram, will fix error with dot tomorrow

📝KelvinFox wrote on Fri, Feb 7, 2020 10:46 PM UTC:

I'll make this page larger tomorrow. Could someone change the index description to 'Moves like nightrider, but must jump when taking'?


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