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Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. Also called Baroque. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Matthew Montchalin wrote on Mon, Jun 13, 2005 08:33 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
Nice description of the game of Baroque, but we always played it with Leapers limited to capturing one piece, and multi-leaping was illegal; as for deciding which Coordinator (aka 'Vaporizer') to turn upside down at the start of the game, thereby turning it into an Immobilizer, that was White's prerogative to do first, and Black had to choose second. <p>There are (or at least WERE) versions of Baroque played on a 9x9 board, with a 1 square Bomb occupying an extra square on the 1st rank, next to the King on his right, if I recall correctly. An immobilized Bomb could not explode on its own accord, but an Imitator (Mirror) could detonate it, so long as it was not immobilized too. The 9x9 version - with a Bomb - used to be called Renaissance. I think the history of the 'Bomb' variation to Baroque was a matter of interference from the 1960s game of 'Camelot.' Blowing up both Kings resulted in a Draw. Anyway, like Baroque, Renaissance ended with the capture of the enemy's King. <p>Regards, <p>Matthew Montchalin <br>mmontcha@OregonVOS.net