Kevin Pacey wrote on Mon, Sep 5, 2016 10:50 PM UTC:
From the "About Chess Variants" section on the CVP main page:
Modern Chess has inspired countless variants. Some have been created by Chess champions seeking new challenges, some by entrepreneurs who have provided commercial sets, and some for fairy Chess problems without any intent of actually playing them. And most have been designed by creative people who like to try out new pieces, new rules, or new ideas.
This site seeks to catalog the vast number of Chess variants created throughout history, as well as to nurture the creation of new variants.
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Regarding what I've highlighted in bold face, I've noticed occasional negative comments on CVP about variants that were not in any way playtested. If I recall correctly, Fergus in his article about designing chess variants at the least recommends playtesting them.
My question for anyone is, should the "About Chess Variants" section on the CVP main page be altered to reflect a possible general desire nowadays, so as to say that only variants that are playtested should be submitted to CVP? If not, maybe some other sort of policy statement in this regard instead?
From the "About Chess Variants" section on the CVP main page:
Modern Chess has inspired countless variants. Some have been created by Chess champions seeking new challenges, some by entrepreneurs who have provided commercial sets, and some for fairy Chess problems without any intent of actually playing them. And most have been designed by creative people who like to try out new pieces, new rules, or new ideas.
This site seeks to catalog the vast number of Chess variants created throughout history, as well as to nurture the creation of new variants.
...
Regarding what I've highlighted in bold face, I've noticed occasional negative comments on CVP about variants that were not in any way playtested. If I recall correctly, Fergus in his article about designing chess variants at the least recommends playtesting them.
My question for anyone is, should the "About Chess Variants" section on the CVP main page be altered to reflect a possible general desire nowadays, so as to say that only variants that are playtested should be submitted to CVP? If not, maybe some other sort of policy statement in this regard instead?