Kevin Pacey wrote on Fri, Nov 10, 2017 10:52 PM UTC:
Nice work, H.G.
If my original setup hasn't been tested, I'm thinking of going with your setup as the main one if I eventually do a preset for Frog Chess (possibly offering my original setup as an optional choice for those who wish to try it; if that one does get tried, I wouldn't be completely surprised if the h-file frog leap for White at move one is considered best by far, and even favours White rather too much, perhaps unless Black replies with a similar frog leap):
[edit: One thing I forgot about regarding the placement of the bishops in such a setup is that the analogue to the Advance Variation of the French Defence in chess seems to favour White here, e.g. he can hope for a much easier pawn breakthough on the kingside. Sometimes you cannot have everything you might wish for. This observation might also be true for the original setup of Frog Chess, however.]
Nice work, H.G.
If my original setup hasn't been tested, I'm thinking of going with your setup as the main one if I eventually do a preset for Frog Chess (possibly offering my original setup as an optional choice for those who wish to try it; if that one does get tried, I wouldn't be completely surprised if the h-file frog leap for White at move one is considered best by far, and even favours White rather too much, perhaps unless Black replies with a similar frog leap):
[edit: One thing I forgot about regarding the placement of the bishops in such a setup is that the analogue to the Advance Variation of the French Defence in chess seems to favour White here, e.g. he can hope for a much easier pawn breakthough on the kingside. Sometimes you cannot have everything you might wish for. This observation might also be true for the original setup of Frog Chess, however.]