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Mockery Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Larry Smith wrote on Fri, Feb 24, 2006 09:03 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
I like this one. A very nice variation on the Mad Queen game.

And these rules could be easily applied to any other variant.

Though the name of this variant is a bit confusing. Given that pieces do
not act as another type of piece, yet simply act as themselves but can
become invulnerable. This condition could be said to be 'mocking' the
opponent. Therefor 'Mockery Chess' might best apply.

Stephane Burkhart wrote on Sat, Feb 25, 2006 08:30 PM UTC:
Larry, Thanks for your appreciation ! Making up this variant, I was thinking of animals like chameleons that may use 'camouflage' with their environment (without acquiring any new property, you will notice) to flee danger, or on the contrary, may do so to catch a prey by surpise like certain fishes. In french it's called 'mimétisme' property, and I only found 'mimicry' for it. By 'mocking' do you mean imitate or make joke of ? By the way 'Chameleon Chess' already exists, but the rules are totally different (pieces change their properties by landing on particular squares)

Larry Smith wrote on Sun, Feb 26, 2006 08:15 AM UTC:
In 'mocking', I would mean to defy, set at naught, tantalize, disappoint,
befool.

Though naming it 'Disappointing Chess' might be most accurate, some
might not catch the tongue-in-cheek approach. But this would be a great
name for the game.

stéphane burkhart wrote on Wed, Mar 8, 2006 09:17 PM UTC:
Dear Editors, could you please put the Game back in the original item 'mimicry chess' instead of 'mockery chess' for the reason noted in the rules notes (a 'mock chess' already exists, and may be confusing). Thanks

AMXRE wrote on Wed, Jun 14, 2006 09:23 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
GOOD GAME!Creative way of chess variant creation!Hope there will be more games like this in the future.

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