The center of the board is actually a rhombus formed by the shifting vectors of the asymptotic target zones.
Great game similar to chess, better than Arimaa
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macer75 wrote:
pepa999 wrote:
macer75 wrote:
pepa999 wrote:
Game won by capture the center. It is start of White move and he instantly win. Look, how pawns dont determine it.
SO there's also a rule that if u get a certain number of your pieces to the center you automatically win?
Yes, i explained it in one of the first comments. "When you have at the start of your turn more pieces in the center, than your opponent anyrywhere, you win" - this rule has limitations: 1) pawns numbers are ignored in this rule 2) you must have at least one piece of each type (Royal AND Military) in the center
And apparently you're defining "center" as the 16 squares in the center of the board?
Yes. I am saying it before any doubts. It is hardly to use this rule to anything than finish the game, where you are obvious winner, but catch the rest of your enemy pieces is impossibble because of the nature of the game.
I don't know what everyone else thinks, but I like this game that the OP created. I won't say that it's better than regular chess, but it's worth a try.
macer75 wrote:
I don't know what everyone else thinks, but I like this game that the OP created. I won't say that it's better than regular chess, but it's worth a try.
Thank you for saying that.
DrSpudnik a écrit :
The center of the board is actually a rhombus formed by the shifting vectors of the asymptotic target zones.
The eigenvalues of the Jacobian about omega=0 all lie on the imaginary axis.
^An actual quote from a technical journal on beer brewing.
macer75 wrote:
I don't know what everyone else thinks, but I like this game that the OP created. I won't say that it's better than regular chess, but it's worth a try.
Yeah, this echoes my own sentiments.
But you should re-design the pieces, to not confuse them with their Chess counterparts. Idk, make the knight a wolf or something ... make your game more original than this! 
Arimaa has its own pieces too.
Who or what is Arimaa btw?
Game inspired by chess with astronomical number of combinations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_nGecwCDnk
Example of strong move with knight. You can never memorize all possibilities. But everything is clear.
Yes, it is safe, of course.
I was working on my game last days to finally make it complete even in graphic case. I will describe few last changes and then i will post the screenshots and upload the file.
I was inspired by warcraft I or II: Human vs Orc. "White" is Human, "Black" is Orc. Let's start with first unit of your kingdom.
Serf:
Serfs are the civilians of your kingdom. They serve their King. They will fight if necessary and can be even trained to be a soldier.
Move:
Take:
Guard:
Guards are dedicated defenders of the King. They are King's close soldiers, that would rather die than fail in their service.
Move:
Take:
Light Defense:
Move & Take:
Heavy Defense:
Move & Take:
Light Offense:
Move & Take:
You can not gain another Queen or King. Pawn can not promote in Queen or King. So you have just two Royal pieces instead of one. Focusing on Royal pieces is still valuable. And i know, that it is not similar to chess from the perspective of official definitions, but when you play it, you feel it similar to chess, but with much more freedom.
Have you ever played it with someone else? Are you speaking from experience?
One year ago, I created my own Chess variant (I don't consider your game as a variant) and thought it was the best thing ever, until I persuaded my brother to learn the rules and play out a few games with me. Boy, was I disappointed!
I understand what you mean. The idea of this game i constructed from one year ago. The first version of this game before that year i instantly play with someone, and i realize, what is bad on it and in this way i constantly upgraded it. And now, i played it with person, who dont like chess at all, i must ask him long time before our first game. But then, after few moves, he starts like it and played again next time.