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Commedia dell'Arte Chess. A Pawnless variant with themed pieces on a 10x10 board with 5 square groups of 4 cells removed. (10x10, Cells: 80) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Roberto Lavieri wrote on Sun, Jun 19, 2005 01:16 AM UTC:
I have implemented a ZRF for this game and I have tested it. Well, after tests, one can see some problems with the game: The initial setup is not the best, Pandas and Bears must be interchanged, if not, these pieces dissapear inmediately, with White slight advantage. The game is extremely fast and absolutely tactical, you have not time to planning, but in every case a plan makes not sense. It appears that White has a clear advantage, but I need more tests. I suggest a line of 6 (or 4?) Berolina Pawns in front of the pieces for each band, the absence of Pawns speeds this game extremely. I was a bit surprised with the game play, somewhat like Table Tennis. The game need some refinements, definitely; game play does not show great beauty. I´ll submit the ZRF soon, and all interested people can see it and conclude, probably the same as I did.