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Crown Prince Chess. One Knight on each side is replaced by a Crown Prince. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jared McComb wrote on Sat, Apr 23, 2005 01:29 AM UTC:
Or you could use rooks to represent knights, and knights to represent
rooks, and turn one rook upside-down.  Or one knight could be tipped on
its side.  The possibilities are vaguely endless.

In all seriousness, this game does sound interesting, if minimal in
overall variantage.  Whatever happened to the modest variants listing? 
There have been quite a few variants posted lately that could probably go
there.  Maybe it's time for an overhaul of said listing.

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Jared McComb wrote on Sat, Apr 23, 2005 01:31 AM UTC:
It seems to me that no comments from the 10 Contest page are showing up in
the main listing.  There are quite a few confused people there waiting for
things to happen.  On that note, perhaps a priority ought to be made to
update the contest, especially since the deadline is not very far away.

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Jared McComb wrote on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 11:49 AM UTC:
Is the contest even still going on? I also have an entry in limbo, plus the commenting system for the contest's page seems to be broken (see my bug report below).

Jared McComb wrote on Mon, Apr 25, 2005 04:28 PM UTC:
This isn't some sort of dramatic foreshadowing of the closing of the CVP
in the near future due to lack of available manpower, is it?  Because if
it was, that would be, like, y'know, *totally* uncool.

Jared McComb wrote on Tue, Apr 26, 2005 01:59 AM UTC:
I think that whatever system we choose to use in the near future, we'll
just need more editors to run it.  Also, I think the wiki idea wouldn't be
that great.  If you want a CV Wiki, enter some pages into the Wikipedia.

I'd volunteer to be an editor, myself, if I knew enough HTML to be useful.

The Bermuda Chess Angle. Pieces can vanish in a central grid (The Bermuda Chess Angle) depending on dice-determined coordinates. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jared McComb wrote on Sat, Apr 30, 2005 11:11 PM UTC:
This needs to be added to the contest index. Perhaps it would be possible in the future to add 'this is an entry to thus-and-such contest' flags to the submission page? Of course a check would have to be used to see whether 2 entries have already been submitted by the same person.

Yagbap. A decimal Chess/Amazons hybrid. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Jared McComb wrote on Sun, May 1, 2005 05:59 PM UTC:
Page slightly clarified in Rules and Notes. Also, thanks to whoever added it to the contest index. I trust that my other entry, Countdown, was received, and if it would be more convenient I could attempt to upload it using 'the form.'

Contest to design a 10-chess variant. Cebrating 10 years of Chess Variant Pages with a contest to design a chess variant.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jared McComb wrote on Mon, May 2, 2005 02:42 PM UTC:
I edited Yagbap after the deadline only to clarify a couple of things, and didn't actually change the rules as listed. I think that the best thing to do would be to somehow remove the edit option on all the pages for the duration of the contest, if that's possible, and then add them back on when the contest is finished.

Jared McComb wrote on Mon, May 2, 2005 05:34 PM UTC:
I previously stated that I would be willing to post my other entry via 'the form'. However, due to a massively underestimated schedule overload (a.k.a. 'last two weeks of school'), I will be unable to do so until no earlier than a week from this Wednesday, and most likely not until Thursday or later.

Yagbap. A decimal Chess/Amazons hybrid. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Jared McComb wrote on Mon, May 2, 2005 05:36 PM UTC:
Oops.

Yes, the board is 10 by 10, although the document itself does not reflect
that.

Proximity Chess. Players must move pieces nearest to the arrival square of the last piece moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jared McComb wrote on Thu, May 5, 2005 05:58 PM UTC:
I would think that it's based on Cartesian distance, as in Maximummer Chess.

Countdown. Ten player game with sf-theme. (10x(), Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Jared McComb wrote on Sat, May 7, 2005 02:58 PM UTC:
In the Credits, Etc. section, the 2 in '102' and the 3 in '103' should be superscripts.

Salmon P. Chess. Huge three-dimensional game celebrating 10 years chess variant pages. (10x(), Cells: 7500) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jared McComb wrote on Fri, May 20, 2005 01:23 PM UTC:
I believe that what Mr. Nalls is getting at is that it almost seems that
someone is trying to get SPC to do well in the contest by giving it lots
of Excellents under different names.  Admittedly, I had been wondering
myself.

I'm not pointing any fingers right now, but whoever it is seems to be
getting a little silly.  Dead men, after all, do not have internet access.

Échecs De L'Escalier. A double Capablanca-type variant with slightly enhanced Pawns. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jared McComb wrote on Sat, May 28, 2005 09:03 PM UTC:Good ★★★★
I had an idea very similar to this one ages ago but completely forgot about it! Good to see it being fleshed out.

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Jared McComb wrote on Sun, May 29, 2005 07:00 PM UTC:
I'm just wondering, for those of you who consider yourselves active
members here, how old are you?  We all know Hans is in his 40s, but
that's all.  What kind of age range is this group in as a whole?

Jared McComb wrote on Wed, Jun 1, 2005 01:49 AM UTC:
Hey Greg, you lost your bet.  ;)  I'm 19.  Sorry to be so late, computer
troubles.

Wow, y'all are geezers.  :P

Ryu Shogi. Large modern shogi variant. (7x12, Cells: 84) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Jared McComb wrote on Tue, Jun 7, 2005 08:40 PM UTC:
Thanks for the offer!  I'll email you ASAP.

No, I don't have the Yonin page up -- in honesty, I haven't even started
it yet.  I may upload a quickie version using the new form, but don't
expect it to be all that great.  (It'll be an English resource, though,
which is what matters, and besides, I can edit it later!)

Yonin Shogi. 4-handed Shogi variant. (9x9, Cells: 81) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
📝Jared McComb wrote on Mon, Jun 13, 2005 12:29 AM UTC:
The comment directly below this one is mine. Oops.

📝Jared McComb wrote on Mon, Jun 13, 2005 03:54 PM UTC:
Page updated. Ed, could you please provide your last name so you can be properly credited?

Chess with Promoters. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jared McComb wrote on Tue, Jun 14, 2005 11:44 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
Can Promoters capture?  And can Promoters promote?

If so, does a Promoter that promotes a Promoter which previously promoted
pieces prolifically pay a pretty penny?  Perhaps a pound?  Perhaps in
practice Promoter promotion proliferates profusely, as the Promoters
are positioned in proximity preceeding each play's premiere.

Jared McComb wrote on Tue, Jun 14, 2005 09:40 PM UTC:
Promoter promotion is prohibited?  Perfect.

I personally prefer the prohibition of prehension of pieces by Promoters,
as it places the promoters in a pacifistic position where their perilous
promoting power is best placed in proximity to pieces of your own.  Why
pick off pieces when your position is productive for the other player?

Shogi With Pokémons. Pokemons with special powers are added to an otherwise normal shogi board. (11x11, Cells: 121) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jared McComb wrote on Thu, Jun 16, 2005 11:43 AM UTC:
Not to be nitpicky, but the plural of Pokémon is Pokémon.  'Pokémons'
sounds rather odd, to me anyways.

*has a brother who used to watch the cartoon all the time*

Canvasser. (Updated!) Compound of Rook and Camel.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jared McComb wrote on Thu, Jun 23, 2005 10:40 PM UTC:
The blue circles are broken.

Caliph. (Updated!) compound of Bishop and Camel.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jared McComb wrote on Thu, Jun 23, 2005 10:42 PM UTC:
More broken blue circles.

Voting on the contest to design a 10-chess variant. Voting rules and grouping of the games in four sets.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jared McComb wrote on Fri, Jul 8, 2005 10:29 AM UTC:
It may be helpful on each of the automated voting pages to have 'See Also:' links only to the games in that particular group.

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