I have never seen so much drama regarding chess variants! Oy! Anyways, I
am personally one of those chaotic players, taking up the challenge on
almost any type of variant out there, even if it is less variant-like than
most. With that being said, I'll stand by Joe and Carlos' tournament
idea, unless they change it. As far as themed variants go, I try to shy
away from those. I like variety. Nothing against it, and I still may
join, but its not my 'cup of tea'. The inventor's tournament was a good
idea with a flaw that Fergus corrected. For instance, I really have one
variant that I have created that I would even deem worthy of a tournament;
however, I don't even have a working preset for it and the rules were
still up in the air on a few parts for it. Thus, I would be out of the
running. If we did a selection of games, though, we can STILL run into the
issue that started this all. Joe, I am not singling you out, but I want to
use you as an example. Joe (and I, coincidently) seem to be avid players
of chaotic variants. Joe has proven this with his 'Hypers', his
'Chieftains', etc. etc. (Jeremy Good was one, too, I believe). I like
the bigger variants too (Taikyoku Shogi, etc). If Joe (or I, or Jeremy)
came up with a list that looked like Taikyoku Shogi, HyperChess, 3D Hyper
Shatranj, Chieftain Chess, then Fergus or Mats or everyone for that matter
would be forced to play one of those anyways. Back to square one. I guess
I'm on stand by until this all gets resolved. I'd love to play in a
tournament, but my schedule can only handle one. Hope we can all decide
together though. I love competition and a tournament with 4 players
sometimes doesn't provide enough.
