Enter Your Reply The Comment You're Replying To Joe Joyce wrote on Mon, Nov 3, 2008 05:39 PM UTC:2008-11-01 David Paulowich Verified as David Paulowich None ... This ... strikes me as almost as bad an idea as the original Shatranj Elephant. Faced with these four Elephants, which together can attack only 32 squares on the board, players had a strong incentive to invent something better. Five years ago I started my NextShatranj project, resulting in several variants being posted here. I actually prefer playing Shatranj variants on this site to the CapaChess and Grand Chess variants - but that is a topic that deserves its own thread. _______________ Alright, David, I'll bite. What Next Shatranj project? I walked in here just over 4 years ago, with 4D chess variants in my head, knowing nothing about shatranj but the name. It was the first game I tried, because it looked like you couldn't lose too fast. You were the one that made the comment in my third game about modern shatranj, and got me doing shatranj variants. Now you're telling me this was a plot?!?! LOL! I like the idea, and think it's a good topic. Your move. ;-) Edit Form You may not post a new comment, because ItemID NextShatranj does not match any item.