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Prime Number Contest. Yes, just as the title says! I hope this is legal![All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Mon, Nov 10, 2008 01:44 PM UTC:

Running a Chess variant design contest is a high responsibility task that should include the following activities: (1) Editing entries to make sure that they clearly and explicitly spell out the rules. This involves communicating with entrants and editing pages written by others. (2) Making sure that people can play the games. This can include writing ZRF files and Game Courier presets for entrants who can't do it themselves. (3) Running a secret ballot.

💡📝John Smith wrote on Mon, Nov 10, 2008 05:57 PM UTC:

OK, I think I've got it handled.

Anonymous wrote on Tue, Nov 25, 2008 07:37 PM UTC:

Here is my unofficial entry into your contest - unofficial because it
hasn't yet been playtested, of course. Thought I had a pretty unique
board idea, what a mistake - saw your 47-square game. Figure I'll post
this before anyone else comes up with the board, and 'polish' it
later... ;-)

http://chessvariants.wikidot.com/47-square-game

💡📝John Smith wrote on Tue, Nov 25, 2008 11:33 PM UTC:

It would be nice if you supplied a name. I also recommmend that you use either a FIDE King for the Lion, a Murray Lion, or make it only move one or 2 squares orthogonally or diagonally, jumping, but not changing direction.

Anonymous wrote on Wed, Nov 26, 2008 04:06 AM UTC:

Hey, John, I looked for the Murray Lion icon that gave me the board, but
it's not in the Alfaerie: Many piece set, so I did the best I could.
There is a specific icon for this piece, but it's a double-guard piece
with a gray band around its top. It would look terrible with the other
pieces. 

As far as changing its move, well, the lion is the king of the jungle, and
this piece is the most powerful in the game. It's not the fastest, or the
strongest, but over all, it's the best. Using the suggested movement for
the piece, reducing it to one of the crowd, would be as thematically wrong
as using the double-guard piece in the preset would be. 

Now, this last part is just for fun, and concerns my comments and game
rules.  :-)

Just as a general question, why would a name be important in a design
contest? One might hope games would be judged on merit then. Each would be
approached without preconceptions.
John, my name is buried here and there. One has only to look in the right
places to see it. You may also figure it out from the game design. Check
the basic elements, and don't forget to look for random clues. Enjoy! ;-)

💡📝John Smith wrote on Wed, Nov 26, 2008 04:21 AM UTC:

I think bare Lion should be a win condition. And by the way, you don't need to send me an email whenever I have an incomplete game entry form. I do that so it can be saved in case I have to do something. ;)

💡📝John Smith wrote on Tue, Dec 2, 2008 06:53 AM UTC:

Hey, Joe. I don't understand the Rhino. Can you explain The Charge better?

Joe Joyce wrote on Wed, Dec 3, 2008 01:03 AM UTC:

The rhino may capture on every square it lands on during its move. The specific controlling rule is: 'During the charge, it captures on each square without stopping.' Thus it could capture as many as 6 pieces in 3 turns, 1 on the first, 2 more on the second, and 3 more on the third turn.

🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Wed, Dec 3, 2008 07:06 PM UTC:

John,

I would like to see you run one contest, this one, successfully before starting another. For the meantime, I have put your new contest on hold.

💡📝John Smith wrote on Fri, Dec 26, 2008 09:01 AM UTC:

Joe has informed me that he did not have a serious entry to the competition and it is thus now marked as such. The contest is now almost hermetically sealed and play will commence ASAP.

💡📝John Smith wrote on Tue, Dec 30, 2008 08:40 AM UTC:

I guess Joe still wants it in the contest.

💡📝John Smith wrote on Sun, Jan 4, 2009 09:51 AM UTC:

All games now have presets, and may be played. Remember to vote!

Jeremy Good wrote on Sun, Sep 6, 2009 08:12 AM UTC:

Why is this updated?

Are you asking us to judge the entries or asking us to submit more variants?

Where is the preset for Dream Chess 47?

💡📝John Smith wrote on Sun, Sep 6, 2009 05:46 PM UTC:

I was asking to submit more variants, which can have any prime number of squares rather than 47. However, due to a glitch in the entry system, the title on the What's New page still displays it as 47 contest. Could an editor please fix this?

Jeremy Good wrote on Sat, Sep 19, 2009 09:02 AM UTC:

I plan to submit a variant for this new prime numbers contest, but it will take some time before I submit my entry. Is there a deadline for this? Did anyone win the 47 square one? (And btw, is there a preset for Charles Gilman's entry?)

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