pkmccroskey@gmail.co wrote on Tue, Jun 28, 2016 08:34 PM UTC:
I like all the work and thought you have put into this! I created a couple of boards to be set up more like regular chess. Both boards are set up with a row of pawns in front; the king, queen, bishops, knights, and castles/rooks from each side mirror each other; and castling functions in both directions. Both have an extra bishop so that there is one on each color.
The first board's ends bow towards each other while the middle parts are futhest away, and the wide spread causes extra pawns (11 total) to be required to keep the rooks from being able to automatically get out. It also has the effect of allowing the bishops to all be able to line up against opposing bishops or a rook immediately after blocking pawns are moved.
The second board also has a row of pawns in front, but it is straight across, and this ends up leaving one blank spot that only the king or a knight could move into. The bishops are more centrally located so, like your original, none of them or the queen diagonlly line up with any opposing pieces. Also, the rooks are much more hampered in moving "sideways" than in the first board, which more closely reflects regular chess.
I have attached a picture of the boards. I am interested to hear what you think!
I like all the work and thought you have put into this! I created a couple of boards to be set up more like regular chess. Both boards are set up with a row of pawns in front; the king, queen, bishops, knights, and castles/rooks from each side mirror each other; and castling functions in both directions. Both have an extra bishop so that there is one on each color.
The first board's ends bow towards each other while the middle parts are futhest away, and the wide spread causes extra pawns (11 total) to be required to keep the rooks from being able to automatically get out. It also has the effect of allowing the bishops to all be able to line up against opposing bishops or a rook immediately after blocking pawns are moved.
The second board also has a row of pawns in front, but it is straight across, and this ends up leaving one blank spot that only the king or a knight could move into. The bishops are more centrally located so, like your original, none of them or the queen diagonlly line up with any opposing pieces. Also, the rooks are much more hampered in moving "sideways" than in the first board, which more closely reflects regular chess.
I have attached a picture of the boards. I am interested to hear what you think!