Comments by benr
Odd, I can't log in from this login page either, but I can log in through the menu on other pages. Trying to log in from this page (/login/login.php) takes me to /login/cvplogin.php which hangs.
I don't receive a cookies message on this page, but I can confirm the same adblocker message behavior.
gmail addresses have had problems receiving emails from us, but that shouldn't affect your login, especially not abruptly like this.
Aha, while the Editor's "edit contents" link has appended the uniqid to bypass cache issues, the Author's "edit the contents" link does not. While I would prefer to have a better solution to cache issues, maybe for now we should also add a uniqid to the Author links.
If I get some time tonight, I'll redo my edits to this page. (I see the board is back already, at least.)
Erm, now my edit is gone. Did you happen to try to further edit, and get the cached editor fields pulled up?
@Amy, I've reduced the repetition of material in each section, and some other light editing. Please check that it reads alright to you.
Does the RF-checkmate mean any checkmate in which the RF takes some part, or must the RF be delivering check? What about when the RF "contributes" but is redundant (other pieces cover its attack squares)? (Maybe these questions don't actually matter, given the RF's restrictions; I haven't thought about any specific position yet.)
You say the RF prioritizes "safe" squares, but from the subsequent discussion it sounds like perhaps you meant "empty"?
I've just tested on my own account, and the email was received, though sorted into the spam folder. Have you double-checked your spam folder? (My target account is administrated by google, though it's not a `gmail.com` address; I know we've had problems with gmail addresses in the past.)
That's strange. The button sends me to the correct settings according to the URL ("default") but the displayed image is that of the old settings ("Minishogi"). If I click Play or Move it takes me to the correct settings after all.
Maybe this is related to the cache issue we've had on other page types?
Thanks Armin!
I've added links to the settings files on the respective Preset pages:
https://www.chessvariants.com/play/minishogi
https://www.chessvariants.com/play/judkins-shogi
(I've forgotten the convention about Inventors of Preset pages...the preset author or the game inventor? Fergus, Greg, Joe?)
Judkin's original settings file doesn't appear to actually be different from the Chess one, so perhaps it should be deleted.
This game was also invented in 1970 by C. G. Lewin under the name Knights Chess. It appears in Chapter 14 of the CECV, and Ed Friedlander made a java applet here (though we don't seem to have a Game page for it).
Clicking the download link takes me to a 404 missing page. I'm not sure if the relevant file is actually just somewhere else, or wasn't uploaded?
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This still needs diagrams, or at the very least starting positions specified.
An interesting in-development single-player game:
https://j4nw.itch.io/pawnbarian
"A quick-playing roguelike puzzler" incorporating minor deck-building components, a small-board one-v-rest similar to Maharajah, and (new and old(?)) fairy pieces. Pretty entertaining already, I'll be interested to see how it develops.
Last time it was just because there were no published submissions in the time period. It's probably the same this time, but I'll check (and I'll check the pending-approval queue).
Yes, graphics are present now, and I've unhidden the page.
You might consider renaming the Chimera Rider, since "rider" is a common variant piece descriptor.
The diagrams need some work (they have various additional markers?), and you don't need to include diagrams for FIDE pieces.
We don't generally allow users to completely delete an index entry. I will remove this manually in a few days if you don't want it.
Thanks H.G., I've changed my older comment to use the inline-style whiteout.
I've put (what I think is) the solution in my last comment, but as an html comment. You can see it by viewing the page's source code (ctrl+u on most browsers; then ctrl+f to search for "spoiler" should get you there quickly). I was suggesting/asking whether we (the editors) should pursue adding a spoiler-hiding method and, probably, a button in CKEditor to insert such a spoiler to the site.
Spoiler(?) (should we consider adding a spoiler tag plugin for CKEditor?):
Qxc5+, ke6 // in check both from queen and sentry->lancer
Qd5+, ke7
Qxf7+, kd6 // again doubly checked
Ld2=n+, kc6
S-c6Kd6# // checked by Lancer, no piece to interject; cannot move back to Sentry's square, and Queen and Pawns cover last escape squares.
@Luigi, Can you give an example? I've not encountered this.
What game/preset? (This comment thread is the general Game Courier one, not attached to a particular preset.)
The relevant file seems to be missing. (Also, I don't have Zillions, so another editor would need to verify that the file works should it be uploaded.)
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I've just realized I don't actually know when the red fool moves from the text. I'd assume it doesn't have its own turn, but instead acts as a piece that one of the players can move during their turn? Must it be moved if it is attacked, and (especially if so) does the player get to move the RF in addition to or just instead of one of their own pieces? Does "attacked" depend on whose turn it is (i.e., if the RF is attacked only by a black piece, can black move the RF)?
I still don't completely understand "safe"/"either empty or undefended": is there a priority among the three options (an empty and unthreatened square, an empty but threatened square, and an occupied but unthreatened square)? I guess here "threatened" doesn't depend on piece colors?