Rich Hutnik wrote on Tue, Oct 7, 2008 12:58 AM UTC:
On the standards issue again, maybe we can come up with an XML schema for
data transfer for Chess Variants or abstract strategy games in general.
For Chess Variants, call it CVML (Chess Variants Markup Language). For
abstract strategy games in general, we can go with something like IML
(IAGO Markup Language) or IASML (IAGO Abstract Strategy Markup Language).
We then can use that format with this site. Imagine someone comes up with
a PC game that plays chess variants, and acts as an interface. With
CVML/IML/IASML you could have them connect into the Game Courier system
and give people a GUI to enter in their moves and get their moves off
here. A CVML file could record all moves, all pieces involved, and so
on.
Again, some agreed to standards would help out a lot here.