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Hi Aurelian,

I didn't know that you also program code for playing chess (or at least adding code to play new variants). That's pretty cool.

 

It looks like a good starting setup for Apothecary games. I like how the king and queen are in mirror symmetry (same as normal chess) but other sections have rotational symmetry (white's empty squares on h and i, and black's on b and c). It looks like a good set-up with good piece density. (I didn't study the coin-toss system yet to see what other starting positions are possible).

 

I'm not sure what you mean by beta test. Do you mean testing Apothecary by playing an on-line game? I wouldn't mind playing a variant game on-line by correspondence. Can that be done here, or only at the Game Courier section? If there is a way to play I might like to try. I just don't know if that can be done here. At chess.com we often play by showing a diagram after each move which is pretty easy to do.

But helping with beta testing is definitely possible - I just need to know what you mean.:)