Derek Nalls wrote on Thu, Jul 26, 2007 12:39 AM UTC:
You might notice that currently I am only publishing the relative piece
values for 3 games: FRC, CRC and Hex Chess SS.
I only consider the established relative piece values reliable for FRC
(primarily) & CRC (secondarily). So, there is essentially no feedback to test a model against with any other chess variants. Therefore, I suspect that the time and effort invested in calculating piece values for other games could be wasted if my model is flawed with other classes of games.
[Note- Hex Chess SS is my personal, favorite invented game. I was just
too curious to find-out its relative piece values even though they are
tentative.]
I understand that Joe Joyce may be just as curious as I about some of his
favorite games. I respect that. Still ... If he wants to know badly
enough, then he needs to calculate the piece values for these games
himself.
There are a few models that can be used.
My model is the most accurate one that can presently be read on the
internet (although it is well-tested only for games closely related to FRC & CRC). My model is supposed to be virtually universal- adaptable to many different types of chess variants other than standard Chess- but this stated objective cannot be tested. My model is the most complex to use (58 pages, currently).
Although Reinhard Scharnagl's model is easier to use and equally accurate
(according to 1 year of intensive computerized playtesting against mine),
it is not presently published anywhere that I know of.
