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PASGL 312 Chess. Critters steal lunch in the forest, while trying to get close to the campfire and avoid the train. (Cells: 68) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

gnohmon wrote on Wed, Jun 26, 2002 05:01 AM UTC:

'If a Deer is at a3 and wants to jump
   to b5, when is it blocked by the train? Is it when the train is in a4,
   or in b4, or in either a4 or b4, or in both a4 and b4?'

Hey! People are already saying too many rules! Hush!

Unless otherwise specified, if a Knight cannnot jump it is considered to
move first Rookwise then diagonally, so that a blockable Knight move from
a3 to b5 is blocked when a4 is occupied;
as per the 'Rule Zero' page -- which I haven't submitted to the editors
because I've been so 'busy' thinking about PASGL312 Chess! (And so I can't
blame you for asking, right?)

In this game, the Train is capitalized, in honor of Jay Gould, who is the
evil capitalist robber baron whose name is in Gouldsboro.

If you are not familiar with the history of Jay Gould and Jim Fisk and the
Erie Lackawanna RR, buy or borrow a book. It's a wonderful story.

Yes, Gouldsboro is named after *that* Jay Gould, and yes, the Train in
PASGL312 Chess is in real life the Erie Lackawanna RR! (I paused for a few
minutes and decided that it really needs a few more exclamation points.)
!!!!