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So what's YOUR favorite?. Yeah, we've got a list of recognized variants. But what games are YOUR personal favorites?[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

Jeff \ wrote on Fri, Sep 15, 2006 05:45 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

This survey is a great idea.  I really like asking musicians what they
listen to, poets which other authors they enjoy.

Here are my favourite variants:

1.  Doublechess.  I logged hundreds of hours playing this game when I was
younger, and later I found it was also useful as a coaching tool.
2.  Shogi.  I suspect that my affinity for 1. has something to do with
this.  That plus I used to work in Japan.  Great with sake.  
3.  Scirocco.  I've played more of this variant against my computer than
any other, including my own variants.  Quirky but fun.
4.  Omega Chess.  Of the many decimal chess variants, I enjoy this one
the
most.  I think the 'wizard' and 'champion' pieces are cute, so I
bought
about five of these sets.
5.  Chess with Alternate Armies.  Thank you Ralph Betza:  This variant
really helped my understanding of chess variants grow.  Sometimes
asymmetry is more fun than symmetry!

Honourable Mention:  Handicap games.  I really believe that handicapping
games is a very good idea for encouraging weaker players to continue
playing.  Some good handicap options definitely fall into the 'chess
variant' category.  

Cheers,

Cavebear