Larry Smith wrote on Sun, May 2, 2004 01:06 PM UTC:
Info on this game is rather thin. It is a commercial product and the
developers appear to be keeping a tight rein on its full rules.
It would seem logical that most of the pieces would move according to
common form. This is apparent with the presence of three Bishops on this
hexagonal field. There might be some variations with the Pawn and
Knight.
The website states that the Spy is a combination of the Rook and Queen. If
this is true, the Queen might have a different form. Possibly combining
the Bishop and Knight? This would make the Spy similar to the Amazon.
But what if this is a mis-print? What if the Spy is meant to combine the
Queen and Knight? This would make the Queen standard and the Spy similar
to the Amazon.
Or maybe, the Queen moves like an Amazon and the Spy like a simple Queen.
Makes more sense, structurally.
This is all speculation, possibly designed to encourage a few individuals
to purchase the product to discover the truth.
Well, this 'Newchess' is not exactly entirely new. It is different and
could be very interesting. Those who enjoy Hexagonal Chess might find it so.