💡📝sirius628 wrote on Sat, Jul 1, 2017 10:46 PM UTC:
Re: Ben Reiniger
I tried to upload the image with the upload files link, but it didn't work. It said I needed to enter a username and password, even though I did that.
I'll explain the rules.
3) Yes, that is what I mean. They can't promote to Star Cat, because that would be an overwhelming increase in power. A Star Cat can be more powerful than a queen in some situations.
4) The multi-capture is similiar to that of a Chu Shogi lion. (That wasn't the inspiration for the name, in case you're wondering.) To be more specific, a car or star cat may capture the pieces on the intermediate squares, as well as the destination square.
5)It replaces resignation, essentially meaning that you can't resign if your king isn't in check.
I did test a 12x8 or 12x10 board, but I couldn't find a good setup. The Cats are meant to take a long time to get across the board. That's why they promote. The Star Cats take 4 moves to get across the 12x12 board. That's just as much a FIDE Knight on an 8x8 board.
The Star Cats have little to do with the Half-Ducks. Half-Ducks only have some of moves that Star Cats have. In fact, Half-Ducks have exactly half the moves of the Star Cats. I guess I should've called the Star Cats by the name Ducks instead. Well, I didn't know about Chess with Different Armies when I first created it. However, this game was based on a different game made by Ralph Betza.
Re: Ben Reiniger
I tried to upload the image with the upload files link, but it didn't work. It said I needed to enter a username and password, even though I did that.
I'll explain the rules.
3) Yes, that is what I mean. They can't promote to Star Cat, because that would be an overwhelming increase in power. A Star Cat can be more powerful than a queen in some situations.
4) The multi-capture is similiar to that of a Chu Shogi lion. (That wasn't the inspiration for the name, in case you're wondering.) To be more specific, a car or star cat may capture the pieces on the intermediate squares, as well as the destination square.
5) It replaces resignation, essentially meaning that you can't resign if your king isn't in check.
I did test a 12x8 or 12x10 board, but I couldn't find a good setup. The Cats are meant to take a long time to get across the board. That's why they promote. The Star Cats take 4 moves to get across the 12x12 board. That's just as much a FIDE Knight on an 8x8 board.
The Star Cats have little to do with the Half-Ducks. Half-Ducks only have some of moves that Star Cats have. In fact, Half-Ducks have exactly half the moves of the Star Cats. I guess I should've called the Star Cats by the name Ducks instead. Well, I didn't know about Chess with Different Armies when I first created it. However, this game was based on a different game made by Ralph Betza.