Max Koval wrote on Fri, Mar 10, 2023 04:32 PM UTC:
I believe that there should be some criteria to limit the number of submissions, which propose concepts that can be regarded as being too generic or unoriginal, similar to the system used in patents. Maybe there's an idea behind this variant, why it was made this way and whether it will be interesting to play, but it is not described.
Why only rectangular boards? Although we are limited to only 3 regular tilings, there are still endless amounts of undiscovered spaces, which can suit the idea of translating chess onto them.
I believe that there should be some criteria to limit the number of submissions, which propose concepts that can be regarded as being too generic or unoriginal, similar to the system used in patents. Maybe there's an idea behind this variant, why it was made this way and whether it will be interesting to play, but it is not described.
Why only rectangular boards? Although we are limited to only 3 regular tilings, there are still endless amounts of undiscovered spaces, which can suit the idea of translating chess onto them.