Game Reviews by CBagleyJones

yes, i can see what you mean, but, the 'unrecognizable' is at the moment
being played on game courier, and also has this page, and others pages
also yes?, if you make it 'unrecognized' but keep this page and others
.. that just doesn't look professional to me, this great site, having
info about chaturanga but deeming it 'unrecognized'.. a game which i see
as the 'mother' of chess. i can't see how it hurts keeping it
'recognized', i think 'recognized' means more than just being able to
see all the rules etc

yes this game can't have a 'poor' rating, it's fantastic :))
it would be even better with the cannon prob fixed, but even still, that
can't make it anything less than .. fantastic :)

Crazyhouse is not a recognized variant of the month?
i don't know how that could be, it shouldn't even have to be voted on,
not a hour goes by on the planet where a crazyhouse game is not being
played, and that is a conservative estimate.
you should make crazyhouse a recognized variant along with whatever other
game you recognize in a future month

actually the case of kings on a1 and c2 pawn on a2 is a success for
showdown chess because it makes a win for black instead of a draw, which
would happen in normal chess after white plays Kc1 (this is a replacement
for normal chess not shatranj).
Black must of played the brilliant (he he) ... a3-a2!! thus winning the
game. You are just looking at the 'normal' rules if you are disappointed
at 'having' to move your king away, you should not of got yourself in
that position.
Of course, i don't like these attempts to make chess with less draws, i
am in favor of giving (as far as tournaments go) either no points for
draws, same as losing, or 2 points for wins, half for draws, but best
would be to come up with a different chess altogether ha ha, but not those
variants with rook/knight and bishop/knight combo's. Terrible pieces :)
we should go back to good old 4 handed chaturanga :)
anyway, showdown chess is at least an attempt to somehow address the major
promblem of the terrible state of draws in modern chess, i don't think it
deserves a 'poor' rating so i will throw in a 'good'.

ahhhhhhhhhaaaa lol!!
so, SRC is funny and on the level wow, didn't see that coming :)
only one thing to do now, give it an 'excellent' :)
god bless SRC, and please forgive all those doubters he he (*whistles*)
(oh btw, pretty cool idea about the rules being mysterious)

american chess, how can i praise this game enough. stunning, highly 
original,beautiful game. love the soldier, colonel, artillery, missile, 3
kings, the rule about having to have a king in the 'zone', and pieces
promoting to kings on final rank. 
also the 50 move rule is soooo cool. the missile ... ooooh baby, lol, what
a piece, awesomely powerful, yet it is totally playable because it can't
hit the final rank. as someone said, you can feel the power of this piece
throughout the game. best game i've seen all year i would say. 
well done andy, and supreme thanks to larry for making this a zillions
game.

looks brilliant!!
where is the zrf!!!
lol :)

wow, your really 'out there' blackie, trippy game, well done. 
(probably the 2 ratings you got were a bit premature, so lets *bump* it)

wow this game is stunning. it's hard to find words to describe properley,
but, it really is unbelievable, a work of art.
apart from the 'displacer', all the pieces move fairly simply. But the
gameplay is far from simple, it is extremely complex, rich in depth. Beautiful game.
Roberto and i are playing 2 games on game courier for anyone interested in
checking it out. It would a major disappointment if this game does not make
it's way to zillions.

hey this looks good, i like the idea of these pieces dropping pieces the
further up the board they go, should make for interesting chess, well
done.
(zrf?)

ok i have my rating cap on :)
well this game is a legend in chess variant world, so i'll start here,
great fun with different armies :)