M Winther wrote on Tue, Apr 18, 2006 06:18 AM UTC:
Negligent of me, but this game wasn't listed among the big-board variants, so I had no knowledge about it when I named my game Mammoth Chess. But since the inventor has withdrawn his creation I think I can appropriate the name.
The question is how people experience the dropping phase. Is it tedious due to the large board? Would players prefer a standard setup? I think I will experiment with a standard setup because the Mammoth is well suited for this environment of board size and piece types. I am sceptical of the extra pieces in
Grand Chess, that combine long range pieces with short range knight moves. By the way, the Mammoth (Squire) deserves a place in the Piecencyclopedia.
The question is how people experience the dropping phase. Is it tedious due to the large board? Would players prefer a standard setup? I think I will experiment with a standard setup because the Mammoth is well suited for this environment of board size and piece types. I am sceptical of the extra pieces in Grand Chess, that combine long range pieces with short range knight moves. By the way, the Mammoth (Squire) deserves a place in the Piecencyclopedia.
Mats