Larry Smith wrote on Sat, Nov 15, 2008 11:45 PM UTC:
The fact that we are Chess variant developers should indicate that we do
not often 'play by the rules'. And you want us to cede our authority and
creativity to those who we are rebelling against.
Any developer of Chess variants who enters this arena believing that their
creation will somehow 'change the world' of Chess is simply deluding
themselves. We do this for the pure enjoyment.
Occasionally, we get lucky, or inspired, to develope a game which attracts
a number of players. But rarely does any developer realize any monetary
gain from this activity.
And keep in mind that the players of the Mad Queen variant(FIDE) are
actually a minority in this world. XiangQi and Shogi have more players.
And they also have developers of variants in their countries.
Unfortunately we are restricted from easy access to these creations by the
language barrier.
