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Rithmomachia Information. Information on Rithmomachia. (16x8, Cells: 128) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Dan Troyka wrote on Mon, Oct 7, 2002 03:31 AM UTC:<html>
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<p>The images should be straightforward. The board is 8x16 and consists of
two stacked chess boards (dark square bottom left). All but two of the
piece images consist of a circle, triangle, or square with a number inscribed on
it. One side is Black and the other is White although the game manual is
specific that any two contrasting colors is acceptable. The one
piece that might present a challenge is the Pyramid/King, which consists of a
stack of several pieces. It is necessary for both the total number (91 or
190) as well as each composite number to be visible. </p>
<p>To see the pieces follow this <a href='http://www.gamecabinet.com/rules/Rithmomachia.html'>link</a>
to the Game Cabinet's description of the rules from a game manual published in
1556 by Claude de Boissière. All the pieces listed on this page are used
in the 1563 Lever and Fulke manual although they are arranged slightly
differently. Basically you can rely on the Boissière array except that in
the 1563 version only four empty rows separate the player's forces, with two
empty rows behind each player's pieces, and the first row of Rounds (i.e.,
Circles) is centered for each player. </p>
<p>I can help out on this if you'd like. I'm planning to make a Zillions
board for recording games and will have to create some images for that purpose
anyway.</p>
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