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I vibe-coded a Spell Chess webpage using Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 that I will update daily with each new move that is played: https://wjkiely.github.io/spell-chess/current.html Hopefully this make it easier for you all to keep up with the game. I'll also post updates on this thread each time there is a new move if you want to click the Follow box to get notifications each time I comment here.

Post any thoughts, questions, or feedback you have on the operation and hosting of the June 2025 Team Spell Chess Game that I am hosting in this thread (or message me directly). Thanks!

Game Format The First Correspondence Team Spell Chess Game will begin on June 1st, 2025 at 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time (my time zone). The time control will be 24 hours per move. Teams can use less than 24 hours to make their move, at which point the next team's 24-hour clock will begin ticking as soon as their move is announced in this club. As this is a friendly game, I will not allow a team to lose on time. Anybody can join a team and participate from now until the conclusion of the game. Players will not be allowed to join both teams after the game begins. How Teams Will Decide on Moves Teams are encouraged to discuss and analyze what moves they want to play with their teammates. Each team has a link to a Google Form in their team club to cast votes for their preferred moves each turn. In the event that team members disagree on which move to play, the move voted for by the highest-rated blitz spell chess player on the team before the 24-hour turn move deadline will be selected as the official move for the team. How to View the Team Spell Chess Game I will be posting all moves that both teams make in this group, for both teams and any spectators to see in the official game thread: Official Thread to follow the Spell Chess Team Game. Other Logistics I, LongTermFuture (the game host), will be playing for the White Team. I'll remain an admin/member of both teams' clubs, however I will not read the Forums communications of the team whose side I am not playing on during the game. I set the team club settings so that the forum discussions in the team clubs are private to members of the club and so that requests to join the club need to be accepted by me. When the game finishes, I will change the settings for each team club to make all of the forum threads public. This will have the effect of making the teams' communications on their team club's forums private for the duration of the game.