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I actually am going to throw in my seconding of Opulent Lemurian Shatranj.

I would like to also nominate Grant Acedrex.

I actually am going to throw in my seconding of Opulent Lemurian Shatranj.

I noted this on the page, but it is currently not qualified, because it has not been programmed for online or computer play.

Metamachy is the featured variant for December, 2023.

I plan to propose a revised version of the old page for this game and also make an ID and a GC.

I propose Chak to be a Featured CV in next months.

Does anyone want to second anything before the month is over? Of the games that have been nominated and seconded, each has problems.

• The Jocly version of Tenjiku Shogi is not working, and the 2D images for it are not complete.
• Duck Chess doesn't have a recorded history of play.
• Opulent Lemurian Shatranj has only been programmed as an interactive diagram. It has not been programmed for online correspondence play.
• Shatranj of Troy has been programmed only for Zillions-of-Games. It has not been programmed for online correspondence play.

I'll second Odin's Rune and Elven Chess.

I'm thinking of featuring Ultima in January, but I'll wait and see if another eligible game has more support tomorrow morning. I was thinking of Marseillais Chess or Chieftain Chess, but I need to fix the Game Courier presets for those.

I second Paco Shako. It's a rather unique take on the classic game.

I also second Kyoto Shogi. It's a unique game with mechanics not seen very often in Chess variants.

Grant Acedrex. I thought I had seconded it. https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/grantacedrex

I'll echo Grant Acedrex and Paco Shako.

The Jocly version of Tenjiku Shogi is not working, and the 2D images for it are not complete.

What about it is not working? It is working for me, both on my own website and on CVP. It participated in last year's Tenjiku Shogi correspondence championship, and even won a game there.

You are right about the 2D images; at the time I implemented it Jocly just did not have enough different 2D images to satisfy the need of Tenjiku Shogi. But it is not difficult to fix that. I could either create a complete set of bare-kanji pieces (of the same type I used for regular Shogi), or use the fairy-sprites file from the latest version of Jocly, which has many more pieces, some very suitable. (Dedicated images for the jumping and normal generals.)

• Duck Chess doesn't have a recorded history of play.

AFAIK it’s playable on not only pychess.org with not big audience, but also on chess.com with very large community. There’re many games played already.

I also second Kyoto Shogi. It's a unique game with mechanics not seen very often in Chess variants.

I also second it. Btw it’s playable on lishogi.org since this June.

UPD: I second Grant Acedrex and Ultima as well as Kyoto. How many games can I second?

you should wait until you have a complete set of bare-kanji pieces and dedicated fairy icon set ( and/or a Mnemonic set) before promoting the game, it will make a better first impression for new players.

AFAIK it’s playable on not only pychess.org with not big audience, but also on chess.com with very large community. There’re many games played already.

That’s my understanding too. But I have not found any record of past games on either site.

How many games can I second?

We haven’t put a limit on that.

What about it is not working?

When I click on a piece in Firefox, it doesn't show me its legal moves or allow me to move. It does work in Edge, though it responds slowly.

I just noticed that in Firefox, it was letting me move the pieces on the far side of the board. Then I rotated it.

Since I don't know how pieces move in Tenjiku Shogi, I don't know if this is a bug. But in each game I played on Jocly, it quickly beat me by moving out a piece that checks the King along a diagonal with four of my pieces between the King and the enemy piece. The piece has a General character in the lower part, but I'm not sure what the upper character is. It looks like it was originally two ranks ahead of its King in the same file. It would be helpful to include a description of the pieces for Tenjiku Shogi so that players have a better idea of what is going on.

I have added the new seconds to the list. The three games with the most support are not currently eligible. Although Grant Acedrex has a Game Courier preset, it has not yet been used to play it. Perhaps the people in support of it could start playing games of it together. The pages for Kyoto Shogi and Paco Shako have no information on online play or any record of past games.

Among games that just got one second, Elven Chess and Odin's Rune Chess are not eligible, because their Game Courier presets are not programmed. This leaves Ultima, which has now been seconded, as the most eligible game with a nomination and a second. So, I will feature Ultima for January, 2024.

Anyway, Ultima largely deserves it. I take the point on Grant Acedrex, you are right.

But in each game I played on Jocly, it quickly beat me by moving out a piece that checks the King along a diagonal with four of my pieces between the King and the enemy piece.

That is no bug, just implementation of the rules. Tenjiku Shogi has some pieces pieces that can jump over arbitrary many others to capture. By moving a Pawn out of the way such a piece (the 'Vice General') immediately threatens a smothered mate. There is only one way to prevent that mate, covering the mating square with your Soaring Eagle.

There is an article on Tenjiku Shogi that describes how the pieces move. What would be the point of duplicating that information? Knowing how the pieces move might be a necessary condition, but it is not a sufficient one to become a good Tenjiku-Shogi player. If you don't know any opening theory, you will be slaughtered in a few moves by someone that does.

I just noticed that in Firefox, it was letting me move the pieces on the far side of the board. Then I rotated it.

I think this is a general Jocly bug. Sometimes the board starts reversed for no apparent reason, or the white pieces might look in the wrong direction. Flipping the view twice usually cures that.

In Shogi variants this is of course very non-obvious, as white and black pieces look identical there.

There is an article on Tenjiku Shogi that describes how the pieces move. What would be the point of duplicating that information?

It helps to have a reference on hand that uses the same graphics as the person is playing with. Providing this is a common practice for both Game Courier and other Jocly games, and the article on the game does not do this. That article features mnemonic pieces with Betza code describing how they move, followed by descriptions of some pieces without any pictures of them.