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Wuji Chinese ChessBROKEN LINK!. Invented by Zheng Lei(鄭磊,河南光山縣人) in 1993.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Thu, Sep 24, 2020 01:48 AM UTC in reply to Jose Carrillo from Mon Nov 23 2009 12:47 PM:

Jose, would you happen to still have the Zillions-of-Games file for Wuji Chinese Chess? The original link no longer works.


🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Thu, Sep 24, 2020 01:42 AM UTC in reply to Greg Strong from Wed Sep 23 08:34 PM:

The site for the Zillions-of-Games file was archived only once in 2013. So it may be long gone. When I searched for Wuji Chinese Chess, this page was the only relevant search result. I also can't find it at the Zillions-of-Games website. So, we have no information on the game. I would recommend deleting this page unless the author updates it soon.


Diagonal Chess. Board turned 45 degrees. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Greg Strong wrote on Thu, Sep 24, 2020 01:41 AM UTC in reply to Fergus Duniho from 01:30 AM:

Yes, that is what happened. I removed the rating. Thanks!


🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Thu, Sep 24, 2020 01:30 AM UTC in reply to Greg Strong from Wed Sep 23 04:59 PM:

Greg,

You might have rated this page five stars due to a bug in the script. This reply to you is a test to make sure the bug is fixed. It was copying the rating of the person you replied to when you made a reply.


Apothecary Chess-Classic. Large board variant obtained through tinkering with known games.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
H. G. Muller wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 2020 09:59 PM UTC in reply to Aurelian Florea from 03:54 PM:

I suppose you need a symmetry=none line in the diagram definition. It is probably reflecting the other Joker now.


The Osprey[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
H. G. Muller wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 2020 09:56 PM UTC in reply to KelvinFox from 06:21 PM:

CC would do. (C0, LL or L0 should also work)


Wuji Chinese ChessBROKEN LINK!. Invented by Zheng Lei(鄭磊,河南光山縣人) in 1993.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Greg Strong wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 2020 08:34 PM UTC:

Both links on this page seem to be dead


The Osprey[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
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?


Diagonal Chess. Board turned 45 degrees. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Greg Strong wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 2020 04:59 PM UTC in reply to Fergus Duniho from 04:34 PM:

Also similar to Diamond Chess, from the 19th century, except for a radically different Knight move, different Pawn promotion rules, and a different setup.


🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 2020 04:34 PM UTC in reply to Brian Wagner from 03:39 AM:

Very similar to Wagner Chess

Do you have a description of your game anywhere? Your link mainly goes to source code files.

[Updated to removed rating caused by a bug in the script.]


Apothecary Chess-Modern. Large board variant obtained through tinkering with known games.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Aurelian Florea wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 2020 03:54 PM UTC:

@HG, Hello, The interactive diagram on this page puts in the initial position an extra black joker outside of those defined. Why is this happening?


Apothecary Chess-Classic. Large board variant obtained through tinkering with known games.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Aurelian Florea wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 2020 03:54 PM UTC:

@HG, Hello, The interactive diagram on this page puts in the initial position an extra black joker outside of those defined. Why is this happening?


MSsuzumu-shogi[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
A. M. DeWitt wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 2020 02:38 PM UTC:

The rule against perpetual check was intentional back in 2019. It was meant to compensate for stalemate being a win for the stalemating player. In Chess, if you're in a lost position, then the stalemate rule can save you. The rule against perpetual check had the same purpose. However, I removed it from all of my Shogi variants some time ago, as I believed it would add nothing but confusion as to why someone lost a game.


The Osprey[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
H. G. Muller wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 2020 02:12 PM UTC in reply to Aurelian Florea from 01:26 PM:

That would be DmpafyafsW . That is, you have to extend the two-leg part of the Griffon (yafsW) by prefixing an extra step that can both move and hop (mp) so that it effectively jumps. (mpafW would just be a cumbersome notation for D, glueing two colinear W steps together, but here you are forced to base the move on W/F because in the final leg you want to make single steps.)


Aurelian Florea wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 2020 01:26 PM UTC in reply to Aurelian Florea from Mon Sep 21 01:20 PM:

What would the Xbetza notation be for the Osprey?


Diagonal Chess. Board turned 45 degrees. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Brian Wagner wrote on Wed, Sep 23, 2020 03:39 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Very similar to Wagner Chess: https://github.com/brianthetall/wagnerChess


Bishop zebra compound[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
Aurelian Florea wrote on Tue, Sep 22, 2020 10:15 PM UTC:

Interesting analysis, thanks Fergus!


🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Tue, Sep 22, 2020 05:47 PM UTC in reply to Aurelian Florea from 08:05 AM:

I was thinking about calling it Shaman because of the mostly African nature of zebra and the religious nature of the bishop.

While the name Shaman has the advantage of being easily recognizable and understood, it is a generic term and not at all exclusive to Africa. Witch doctor is not as general and may be used for African shamans. I learned from the Wikipedia article on Witch doctor that the term Sangoma is used in southern Africa. I also checked where zebras are in Africa, and it is mostly in southern Africa.


Aurelian Florea wrote on Tue, Sep 22, 2020 12:02 PM UTC:

Also I see no picture for bishop-zebra in allfairy many. Can someone make one and add it to the apothecary piece set instead of the lone zebra (letters Z&z)?


Aurelian Florea wrote on Tue, Sep 22, 2020 08:05 AM UTC:

I was thinking about calling it Shaman because of the mostly African nature of zebra and the religious nature of the bishop.


Turnover. Three ring sizes fit into each other, combining and splitting into different pieces, sometimes taking over your opponent's.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Lúcio José Patrocínio Filho wrote on Mon, Sep 21, 2020 09:37 PM UTC:

Probable new variant rule: Castle in check, move like chess King.

After hundreds of Turnover matches I have done, I finally realize that something is missing in the context of game logic. Since in traditional chess, at least two pieces are needed to perform a checkmate, with few exceptions on stucked Kings, I realize that this kind of complexity on checkmates is needed on Turnover too. So, I found a way to let it works, featuring the rule where a Castle in check, move like a King from traditional chess. It can move and take one square all around it.

The results is incredible, games have grown in logical complexity and I dare to say that finally it is better than chess.

Now I am discussing it with my developer to bring us a version with this change, so we all can test it. See on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/turnoverchess/permalink/3357003974392091

Enjoy.


The Osprey[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
Aurelian Florea wrote on Mon, Sep 21, 2020 01:20 PM UTC:

Thanks!...


Greg Strong wrote on Mon, Sep 21, 2020 01:06 PM UTC in reply to Aurelian Florea from 08:31 AM:

Expanded Chess. Here's the preset:

https://www.chessvariants.com/play/pbm/play.php?game=Expanded+Chess&settings=default


Bishop zebra compound[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
Aurelian Florea wrote on Mon, Sep 21, 2020 12:07 PM UTC:

Is there a consecrated name for such a piece?


The Osprey[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
Aurelian Florea wrote on Mon, Sep 21, 2020 08:31 AM UTC:

What was the name of the game containing the osprey (dababah then bishop)? I'd like access to the preset using the code for this piece and I do not remember the name of the game. Thanks!


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