Rich Hutnik wrote on Fri, Oct 3, 2008 12:10 AM UTC:
Outside of wanting NextChess to be an evolutionary next step off FIDE
Chess, why should what is involved with NextChess just be 'one track'?
Why not have a version that will handle western and eastern derivatives of
Shatranj/Chaturanga, and enable players to pit their army of pieces of
choice against another army, using a particular set of rules for
balancing?
In other words, why not let what people personally play be able to impact
what the community does. Have something more like Magic: The Gathering
than Bridge in regards to how things are handled.
Something that helps integrate East and West would be of immense value here, as you could draw from players of both games.