Kevin Pacey wrote on Mon, Dec 12, 2016 09:33 PM UTC:
Hi Joe
My 'Carrousel Chess' variant (preset pending final review) uses reflecting bishops (and squirrels) instead of bishops (and knights) in what is otherwise straight Circular Chess. On such a round board, when it's empty, reflecting bishops are in effect "Missiles" of full strength, since on an empty board they can bounce their way off the edges around to every cell of their colour on the board. I was afraid that Carrousel Chess might be unplayable, or the moves of the reflecting bishops too hard to visualize, as the game unfolds, but perhaps time will tell.
Hi Joe
My 'Carrousel Chess' variant (preset pending final review) uses reflecting bishops (and squirrels) instead of bishops (and knights) in what is otherwise straight Circular Chess. On such a round board, when it's empty, reflecting bishops are in effect "Missiles" of full strength, since on an empty board they can bounce their way off the edges around to every cell of their colour on the board. I was afraid that Carrousel Chess might be unplayable, or the moves of the reflecting bishops too hard to visualize, as the game unfolds, but perhaps time will tell.