Nick Wolff wrote on Wed, Apr 5, 2017 12:47 AM UTC:
155 comments and most of them extensive. I do apologize if I'm asking material that has already been covered, but there's not a lot of time in my day as of late. I've recently started looking at (haven't played) variants with different armies - this is notably one of the most popular variants on this site.
I'm in no regards an expert (or anywhere close) to determining piece/army values and I have several questions surrounding it.
- How even are the armies used in this variant?
- How are piece/army values determined and are they static based on board position, what pieces are currently in play, the army of the opponent, etc?
- How does one test and determine equality of different armies?
- If I ever became ambitious and maybe decided to come up with my own army (loosely translated to "if I ever have to time"), what are the processes to do this.
I've seen this variant around for many years, I've come across recently Spartan Chess, I'm familiar with the Maharaja Chess where it's one piece vs an army (which I think is always a win for white if played right). Does anyone have experience with this and have tips? What if I wanted to do something on a 10x10 board?
I'm sorry if this has already been covered. Thanks!
155 comments and most of them extensive. I do apologize if I'm asking material that has already been covered, but there's not a lot of time in my day as of late. I've recently started looking at (haven't played) variants with different armies - this is notably one of the most popular variants on this site.
I'm in no regards an expert (or anywhere close) to determining piece/army values and I have several questions surrounding it.
- How even are the armies used in this variant?
- How are piece/army values determined and are they static based on board position, what pieces are currently in play, the army of the opponent, etc?
- How does one test and determine equality of different armies?
- If I ever became ambitious and maybe decided to come up with my own army (loosely translated to "if I ever have to time"), what are the processes to do this.
I've seen this variant around for many years, I've come across recently Spartan Chess, I'm familiar with the Maharaja Chess where it's one piece vs an army (which I think is always a win for white if played right). Does anyone have experience with this and have tips? What if I wanted to do something on a 10x10 board?
I'm sorry if this has already been covered. Thanks!
Nick