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Though the corner squares may appeal aesthetically the take away lots of the rooks power. How about taking away the corner squares and just adding squares behind the champions? Or maybe next to them?
i just played for the first time and i thought it was the best game ever until i started playing san andreas.:)
i know how to play chess now but i still dont understand the game
Ohh, I'm eager to see your entry! I think that having the Grand Chess army plus Omega Chess's extra leapers on a 10x10 would be a good amount of material and an interesting piece balance for an exciting game that's not too long. Omega Chess just goes on too long without enough tension ...
Greg: Grand Chess and Shako also bring the two armies closer together, but still on a 10x10 board. This is the approach taken in my 'TenCubed Chess' entry for the Contest to Design a 10-chess Variant. Each player has an entire Omega Chess army, plus an Archbishop (B+N) and a Marshall (R+N).
I've played a couple of games on GC now, and I have mixed feelings. The games tend to be longer than I'd like, and much of the midgame doesn't seem to feel very tense. I wonder if this game would be better on a 10x8 board (+4 corner squares). I noticed in the GC logs that someone has tried this. Anyone have any comment?
I just got my board and I will give Omega Chess an excellent for several reasons. It is a great game! The two new pieces make the game more enjoyable and it is fun to use the pieces when attacking or defending. The pieces are high quality staunton design pieces and they will last a long time. After playing with my friends they got interested. It is a fun game to play with almost anyone. I think that almost everyone will be happy that they got an Omega Chess set. I just love my set!
I haven't played this enough to know if there are any 'cheap' unavoidable openings, but it seems for now to be a great game. Don't leave your orthochess training comepltely at the door, because alot of the same principles apply here. The only odd thing I find about this variant is castling. You need a consolidating move when castling kingside, and 2 when castling queenside. For that reason, I don't see anyone adopting the queenside castle. If you order a set from the company, then know that these sets are really good! The old pieces look & feel almost like my standard USCF plastic pieces. The new pieces are just as good, and that cresent moon on the wizard is NOT going to break off or bend without a hammer. The board is top quality too as far as 4 fold carboard boards go. I'd prefer a vinal roll-up type board, but that's just personal preference.
I would like to announce that I am going to be running an Omegachess tournament by email on Richard's Play By Email server at http://www.gamerz.net/pbmserv In order to play in the tournament you must have a PBM userid. Check out http://www.gamerz.net/tutorial.html and http://www.gamerz.net/commands.html if you are new and want to sign up for a free userid and password on the server. You do not have to have ever played Omegachess before on the server to compete in this tournament. If you would like to play in the event please email me your PBM userid to [email protected] I have not yet decided exactly how I am going to structure the Omega tournament. It will probably be a round robin tournament, with between 4 to 8 games in the first round, and a certain number of players advancing to a second and final round. I would also like to announce that I am also going to run a chess tournament on PBM too. This is traditional orthodox chess! This tournament is open to the first 25 players who email me to enter. I will be creating five 5-man sections. Each player will play a total of 4 games, 2 as white and 2 as black, one game against each of the other players in the tournament. The 5 section winners will then advance to a final 5-man section for the championship of the tournament. In the event of a tie for first place in a section the first tiebreaker is head-to-head result. In the event of a draw or a 3-way tie where A beat B, B beat C and C beat A, all tied players advance to the finals and a larger final section will be created. Again, to compete in this tournament you must have a PBM userid. You may enter both tournaments if you like. When emailing me please make sure to specify which tournament you are entering. Thanks again and good luck!!
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