Comments by sibahi

The Game Courier preset isn't linked to game's page.

In a different note, what if the game was played with Marseillais Chess
style? That is: at each turn, except white's first, the player makes a
move, move a square, than makes another move.

Can the Scorpion make a double move Scorpion-style ?

Like the pawn on b2 having the options b2-b4 (standard), b2-d4 (one
standard one oblique), b2-f4 (two oblique). Is it possible ?

I don't quite like the idea of 'either way forward' for pawns. I would
define 'forward' as 'towards the river' in the friendly territory, and
'away from the river' in the enemy territiry.

I also don't quite understand the Rook's move. I think that the Rook can
cross the river if snd only if it was moving in a straight forward
direction (that being defined by the territory they're in,) am I correct
?

An idea for this game and the original TriMac, why not distinguish the
Palace visually by drawing the movement lines of the Guards ? (The lines
may be dotted.)

Another suggestion for the Opening array would be to switch the middle
Guard with the middle Rook so all Guards are restricted to the same
'color' as in original Xinagqi. Just a though.

I believe his idea is more workable than both variants.

http://www.bcvs.ukf.net/reshap.htm#openp

What if the Game was played without a queen to begin with ? It might be
played on a 7x7 board with the starting setup being RNNKBBR .

If a piece moves to the eighth rank with a pawn move, I believe it
promotes to any piece in the opening array, right ?

I like the idea of this variant. Though I don't like the restriction of
pieces able to move between boards. (I also don't like the notation
system, but this is another story.) 

I would phrase it this way, all pieces (except pawns,) can move to an
adjacent universe in a clock-wise direction (pieces on A go to B, B to C,
C to D and so on until the last universe returns to A,) through the
kings.

Rooks, Bishops and Queens move in the described way. Knights can move one
step orthogonally into the king's square (on A), continue by moving
another step orthogonally in the same direction (on B), then one step
diagonally. (They move to squares a knight's move away from the King on
B.) If the King IS a knight's move away on Board A, the knight ends up a
ferz's move away on B (by continuing the diagonal leg of the movement
there.)

This the diagram, * shows the movement of the A knight, # is for the B
knight. The C knight can go to other boards.

........   ........   ........
........   ........   ........
...K....   ....*...   ........
..*.....   ..NK....   ..N..#..
..N.....   ........   ...K#...
........   ........   .....#..
........   ........   ........
........   ........   ........
A          B          C

If a king is checkmated or stalemated in a universe, the universe is
considered dead and no piece transfers can happen to and from it. (For
example, if King B was checkmated, A pieces go to C.) The player who wins
in more boards is considered the winner of the game.

And yes, forgot to mention that, you have to make a move in every board in
your turn. A piece transfer is considered to be a move on two boards.

For example, you can start with 1. e4,e4,e4 e5,c5,Nf6 .

When transferring, it goes like 1. R-,-e3,Qf6 -a8,Nb7,B-

in White's move a rook on A went to board B.



I feel that I have said too much, or rather invented a new variant. Sorry.

Quite .. er .. nutty ..

Just a thought, what if the King was replaced by a Royal Knight ? And the
pawns by Fergus's Cavaliers ?

Looks like a good game.

However, I would probably like it better if :

* Bishop are replaced by FADs or Omega Wizards (in the corner squares,)
* Lions are replaced by Elephants (Ferz+Alfil,) and
* Gryphon is replaced by Elephant+Scout.

What do you think ?

Charles Gilman,
 
As I know it, the Copper General moves to all three forward directions and the backward ORTHOGONAL, not diagonal.

I would suggest enlarging the board a little, just a little, to 11 files x 12 ranks, for the following reasons:

1. dividing the board to three equal areas (The warfield, the white camp, and the black camp.)

2. More importantly, the white squared bishops, in both camps, have quite a field in the opening, which might lead to quick exchanges. Adding a rank would let the white squared bishops from one camp oppose the dark squared ones in the other.

3. The white squared bishop is slightly stronger than the dark squared bishop. (In the current form, a dark colored bishop and a knight can't force mate.)

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I wonder how the game would be like played with Extinction or Suicide rules.

(It would also be interesting to have a Wildebeest variant.)

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'the restriction that only if they have at least four of every type can they have more than four of any type.'

I assume that this applies to promotion only ? I mean, if a player has five rooks and one of his knights was captured, surely a rook wouldn't demote ?