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Peter Aronson wrote on Thu, Sep 12, 2002 10:18 PM UTC:
Michael <p> I got a little sloppy there talking about diagonal moves. Indeed a wider board allows a diagonal moving piece access to a higher percentage of longer moves. However, consider a 12x8 board. The longest possible Bishop move is 7 squares, but the longest possible Rook or Queen move is 11. And while in the opening and midgame those forward attacking moves are the most important, this is less so in the endgame. <p> Your big project sounds reminiscent of Parton's 2000 AD or Royal Fury. This, no doubt, why you've been playing around with Gorgonas (what about Gorgons? -- now <strong>there's</strong> a piece to shudder over!). I'd be interested in seeing what you've got, although I can't promise to spend much time on it at the moment. <p> <hr> <p> John <p> I think Xiangqi's low density gives the game a lot of its distinctive character.