I'm not exactly sure what can't be the point of the discussion. Is that the fact the several nextchesses could happen. That was the point I'm making to couter-balance the idea of a dominat "next variant" which used to be at least pretty popular on this website. Indeed to me it is obvious that there is not just one "good" solution but several. But it is probably not obvious for everybody :)!
Anyway even if pieces like knights (and most other stuff maybe) are not necessities, anyone ca easily argue that combining styles could bring new interesting concepts, higher truths if I may. Sure new way of getting into trouble when designing are to be taken care of, but in opposition to most people I think more is better for the forgeable future (I don't mean 32x32 games, I mean feasible more).
I think chess popularity had an accidental side to it. It so happened that a good game had not an equal competitor and a snowball effect took place. But the interesting part if why is a good game. This discussion is overly done so no point into getting here again. But waht about the future? This was my point. I guess I did not get it across nicely :)!
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I'm not exactly sure what can't be the point of the discussion. Is that the fact the several nextchesses could happen. That was the point I'm making to couter-balance the idea of a dominat "next variant" which used to be at least pretty popular on this website. Indeed to me it is obvious that there is not just one "good" solution but several. But it is probably not obvious for everybody :)!
Anyway even if pieces like knights (and most other stuff maybe) are not necessities, anyone ca easily argue that combining styles could bring new interesting concepts, higher truths if I may. Sure new way of getting into trouble when designing are to be taken care of, but in opposition to most people I think more is better for the forgeable future (I don't mean 32x32 games, I mean feasible more).
I think chess popularity had an accidental side to it. It so happened that a good game had not an equal competitor and a snowball effect took place. But the interesting part if why is a good game. This discussion is overly done so no point into getting here again. But waht about the future? This was my point. I guess I did not get it across nicely :)!