Gary Gifford wrote on Thu, Mar 16, 2006 05:39 PM UTC:
In reading over issues regarding Glinski's Hexagonal Chess, my Catapults
of Troy, and Sam T's not-yet-in existence 'Crossing the Rubicon'
(including the well written Joe Joyce wargaming comment)... Sam now has
enough ideas and enough distance from Catapults of Troy that I feel I
should step out of this scene. Also, in regard to all pieces moving at
once [on a side], I recommend looking at the game 'Conquest' by Donald
Benge. In Donald's game you have Elephants, Chariots, Ships, etc. His
later variant includes Catapults and Siege Engines. Anyway, in that game
you can move several pieces on a turn. Mr. Benge and I corresponded for
about a year in regards to Conquest and we tried to get it going in
over-the-board play in Ohio. It didn't happen, no fault of the game
though... just too many couch potatoes in these parts... chess has even
dried up in my neck of the woods. Anyway, back to the subject, the
Rubicon endeavor could end up being an effort to combine elements from
games of Glinski, Benge, and myself. I tried a similar 'combo-concept'
when I created Shanghi Palace Chess. Though I liked the results, many
others complained about it... I sure took a beating in the CV comments.
May Sam's efforts go more smoothly than mine... I truly wish him well.
