[ List Earliest Comments Only For Pages | Games | Rated Pages | Rated Games | Subjects of Discussion ]
Comments by DavidHowe
David Howe wrote on Mon, Feb 24, 2003 05:09 PM UTC:David Howe wrote on Tue, Feb 25, 2003 12:23 AM UTC:The poll is now closed. Since there was a 3-way tie between Tamerlane
Chess, Crazyhouse, and Marseillais Chess, the voting of the site editors
must be counted and is as follows:
Tamerlane Chess: 3 editor votes
Crazyhouse: 2 editor votes
Marseillais Chess: 3 editor votes
Since this results in a tie between Tamerlane Chess and Marseillais
Chess, the voting of the site's chief editors must be counted and is as
follows:
Tamerlane Chess: 1 chief editor votes
Marseillais Chess: 2 chief editor votes
Marseillais Chess is the next recognized variant. The next poll will be
between Tamerlane Chess, Crazyhouse and Hostage Chess.
Recognized Chess Variants. Index page listing the variants we feel are most significant. (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]David Howe wrote on Thu, Mar 13, 2003 10:35 PM UTC:Fixed. It was listing as Baroque/Ultima instead of just Ultima. Thanks for pointing out the problem.
David Howe wrote on Sun, Mar 23, 2003 04:15 PM UTC:Doublechess will also appear in the next RV poll: 'Doublechess is one of the most popular CVs which can be played on Richard's Play By Email server. No other CV inventor has done more to supply sample games of his invention to your site than I have. I have been running Doublechess tournaments on Richard's PBM server almost since the day it was added. Take a look at the current published Doublechess Standings to see how many people have played it and how often they have played it. Doublechess' beauty lies in its simplicity. It contains no special pieces. Lay two standard chess boards side by side to create a 16 by 8 board. Use two chess sets and replace the second set of kings with a third set of queens. Lay the first army in the center and the second army out in the wings. Doublechess games are rich with tactics and have the 'feel' of orthodox chess.' -- David Short.
David Howe wrote on Sun, Mar 23, 2003 05:55 PM UTC:I have added DoubleChess to the poll because: 1. Lack of variants being nominated, 2. The inventor gave evidence that the game is being widely played, and 3. We now have a good way to ensure a fair vote. So, in essence, I have 'nominated' the game by placing it in the poll. If you still have objections, we can take it up in the CVP Editors group.
David Howe wrote on Mon, Mar 24, 2003 11:10 PM UTC:Extinction Chess is already a Recognized Variant, so I will not be including it in the poll. Drop Chess, while being a widely known variant, has been improved upon (IMHO) by Hostage Chess. Since the variants are so similar, my thought is to stick with Hostage Chess. Alice Chess is a good suggestion and I will add it to the poll. And I think 5 entries for the poll is a good number, so I will still accept nominations, but they will be held over for the next poll after this one.
David Howe wrote on Tue, Jun 3, 2003 04:42 PM UTC:Here are the results of the poll: Variant Votes Percentage Tamerlane Chess 8 35% Crazyhouse 3 13% Hostage Chess 4 17% DoubleChess 1 4% Alice Chess 7 30% Total voters: 23 Next poll will include Alice, Crazyhouse and Hostage Chess. Other nominations will be accepted. I plan to start the next poll on August 1, 2003.
David Howe wrote on Wed, Sep 3, 2003 02:15 PM UTC:The (under review) guy was just some text to indicate that the comment was under review. I have since removed this text so it will just show up blank until the comment is reviewed. Stay tuned -- I'll probably be making small changes here and there as people get comfortable with the semi-moderated system.
Omega chess 
. Commercial chess variant on board with 104 squares.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Alice Chess Play-By-Mail game. Examine this game![All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]David Howe wrote on Fri, Sep 12, 2003 01:29 AM UTC:Tony, your move 31... k b3-a2-A2 was illegal. It violates the rule: 'A move must be legal on the board where it is played'. The move was illegal because the king moved into check (even though after the move the king was transferred to a safe square on the other board).
Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect. Play it![All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]David Howe wrote on Sun, Sep 14, 2003 09:09 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Just a test to make sure commenting on presets works, but also, I really do give this an excellent... :)
Patrol chess. In order to capture or give check, a piece [including kings] must be `observed' by another piece of the same player. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]David Howe wrote on Sat, Oct 4, 2003 01:01 AM UTC:Thank you Lee, I have made the correction. Thanks for catching the error.
Contest to design a chess variant on 44 squares. Our annual N-squares chess variant design competition.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]David Howe wrote on Tue, Nov 25, 2003 01:34 PM UTC:They'll get their prizes when I get off my lazy rear end and send them out! :)
Game Courier Tournament #1. A multi-variant tournament played on Game Courier.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]David Howe wrote on Wed, Jan 21, 2004 02:07 AM UTC:I dropped the ball on that one. We have $25 from the entrance fees, and I'll pony up another $75. That makes $100 in prize money. Mike Howe, the 1st place winner will receive $70, John Lawson, the second place winner will receive $30. Both will receive award certificates. I apologize for dropping the ball on this. Hopefully my lack of action on this issue won't discourage others from joining in on other tournaments.
Fugue. Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]David Howe wrote on Thu, Mar 18, 2004 03:35 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★It's interesting to note that the Swapper is critical in this game -- without it, a player could form a perfect defensive position (using only 3 pawns, 1 immobilizer, 1 shield, 1 queen, and of course a king).
<p>Anyone care to take a stab at what one of the perfect defensive positions would look like? My solution is posted in this comment, but you'll have to 'view source' to see it.
<!--
<pre>
| . . . .
| p k i .
| . s p .
| . q p .
+--------
</pre>
-->
David Howe wrote on Thu, Mar 18, 2004 04:29 PM UTC:You're right Mike, I forgot to take into account the triple repetition rule. :( But other than that, it is (as far as I can see) a perfect defense, even against a stronger force. I can see the wisdom of having the triple repetition be a loss instead of a draw. Well, anyway, I really do like this game -- the limited archer which requires a spotter works really well and the pieces in general interact well with each other. I especially like that the immobilizer has been weakened by having more pieces which are effective against it.
David Howe wrote on Mon, Aug 30, 2004 04:48 PM UTC:We haved changed our web hosting service and decided it would be better to be able to run in parallel while the transition was taking place. Also -- we're not abandoning our .com address. We'll be setting that to use our new site in the near future also.
Piececlopedia: Rabbit. A doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]David Howe wrote on Sun, Oct 3, 2004 12:49 AM UTC:Sorry about that -- I'll create an article page on Double-bent Riders instead.
Chess Eccentricities. An old book on Chess variants from 1885.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]David Howe wrote on Fri, Nov 19, 2004 10:38 PM UTC:Hi Paul, I would think the book is fairly valuable. I would be willing to pay on the order of $200 for it, but you may be able to get much more than that depending on the book's condition.
Royal Queens Chess 
. Game with full board and all pieces are sliders or immobile and victory is by capture of all 8 opposing Queens.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]David Howe wrote on Sun, Dec 19, 2004 03:27 PM UTC:Thank you for the information -- I have updated the page. When Zillions of Games changed their web site to use a database our links to pages on their site became invalid. We are working to update all our links, but it's a time-consuming job.
Nova Chess. Members-Only Played on an 8x8 or 10x10 board with a wide range of pieces.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Since this comment is for a page that has not been published yet, you must be signed in to read it.
Game Courier Tournament #2. Sign up for our 2nd multi-variant tournament to be played all on Game Courier.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]David Howe wrote on Thu, Feb 3, 2005 07:14 PM UTC:Fergus, I did not send out the prize money (on Roberto's request). It is being held in trust for application as Roberto has specified.
David Howe wrote on Fri, Feb 4, 2005 04:25 PM UTC:To register by postal mail, please make the check out to David Howe, and mail it to our postal address, which is listed on our <a href='../feedback.html'>contact</a> page.
Pocket Mutation Chess. Take one of your pieces off the board, maybe change it, keep it in reserve, and drop it on the board later. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]David Howe wrote on Tue, Feb 22, 2005 11:37 PM UTC:That was part of the problem, but apparently not all of it. I cleaned out the crazy HTML code, but still, the text in the table is coming out larger than the rest of the text. I'm not sure why, but at least you can see all of the text now.
David Howe wrote on Thu, Feb 24, 2005 01:11 AM UTC:Fergus -- I've modifed the commenting system so that comments made on hidden or deleted items will not show up at all.
25 comments displayed
Permalink to the exact comments currently displayed.