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Chess with magical connections. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Bn Em wrote on Thu, Mar 24, 2022 04:03 PM UTC in reply to Aleksandr Kostin from 02:45 PM:

Besides the points made about your other submission, some of which apply here too, I have one further main question about this: What exactly is a ‘connection’? The mention of ‘support’ in the rules section suggests that it means being defended by a friendly piece (and the diagrams seem to support this), but it could be stated more clearly.

Also a minor question: are Kings excluded from providing ‘connections’ (as they are excluded from the effects of your other game), or is it just the own‐side pawns?


🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Thu, Mar 24, 2022 04:37 PM UTC:

Many of my remarks from your magic fields game also apply here.

This game follows the rules of chess with additions.

We don't have a page for that game, and without it, the rules to this game are left unexplained.

Chess with magic connections is a type of chess in which a piece or pawn changes its properties if there is support by two connections.

There has been no explanation of what magic connections are or of how they work.


💡📝Aleksandr Kostin wrote on Fri, Apr 1, 2022 07:43 PM UTC in reply to Fergus Duniho from Thu Mar 24 04:37 PM:

There has been no explanation of what magic connections are or of how they work.

Besides the points made about your other submission, some of which apply here too, I have one further main question about this: What exactly is a ‘connection’? The mention of ‘support’ in the rules section suggests that it means being defended by a friendly piece (and the diagrams seem to support this), but it could be stated more clearly.

Explained with an example.

Also a minor question: are Kings excluded from providing ‘connections’ (as they are excluded from the effects of your other game), or is it just the own‐side pawns?

Kings participate in support (connections).


💡📝Aleksandr Kostin wrote on Sat, Apr 2, 2022 07:10 PM UTC:

The game is ready for publication.


🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Sat, Apr 16, 2022 07:25 PM UTC in reply to Aleksandr Kostin from Sat Apr 2 07:10 PM:

This page is still lacking a written explanation of what magical connections are. You cannot depend upon diagrams to tell the whole story.


🔔Notification on Tue, Dec 19, 2023 07:04 PM UTC:

The editor Fergus Duniho has revised this page.


🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Tue, Dec 19, 2023 07:05 PM UTC:

I rewrote the rules as I understand them and will now publish this.


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