H. G. Muller wrote on Thu, Sep 15, 2016 08:28 AM EDT:
Ummm... Now that you mention it, bent sliders could be a problem in Sjaak II. That would mean you can do only one of your variants with Sjaak II.
You could simply make multiple copies of the game definition with different initial positions and a slightly different name (like apothecary1a and apothecary1b). The should show up in WinBoard's 'New Variant' menu, where you can choose between them.
For Aanca and Gryphon you might be convicted to Fairy-Max, however. The game definitions there are much more cryptic and cumbersome than in Sjaak II, though. I can try to create a definition for it, but it would take some time. For now, concentrate on the version without Aanca/Gryphon.
Ummm... Now that you mention it, bent sliders could be a problem in Sjaak II. That would mean you can do only one of your variants with Sjaak II.
You could simply make multiple copies of the game definition with different initial positions and a slightly different name (like apothecary1a and apothecary1b). The should show up in WinBoard's 'New Variant' menu, where you can choose between them.
For Aanca and Gryphon you might be convicted to Fairy-Max, however. The game definitions there are much more cryptic and cumbersome than in Sjaak II, though. I can try to create a definition for it, but it would take some time. For now, concentrate on the version without Aanca/Gryphon.