a P is just an I with a potbelly ... no biggie,
we even got used to lisp just for courtesy's sake ~*~

of the running rabbit sound ... very evasive usually - I could remind of even more ... ~*~

OK, I take it a s you are declining the game invite.

Well i did try , no one can say I didnt

I aint kissing any feet Dano LMAO

you must read 14 dissertations first why you are too weak, Stevie ... he demands that ~*~

cant remember LOL

Both easily rectified, dont leave, and remove me, you aint on mine LOL

anytime, but remember its now past midnight here

Play a game with me of Gothic chess, no bets no nothing, just a straight forward game, I will definately lose, but what the heck, its a game site isnt it?

GI, how about in the next verson of Gothic Vortex, the program shows the pieces that have been captured?

Caissus,
does the "Rochade-Europa" have an english version?

I think the article could be so big as you want,so much content as you have.Normally the "Rochade-Europa" publishes scientific articles about all themes of chess.Games and diagrams would be very good and the Microsoft Word format also.
After the article was published I will inform over it and about some reactions of the readers.

okay Dano will translate..:-)

english to german is zero problemo :D
and my highly developed professionality
would not tolerate personal empathics coming through. ~*~ B)

Okay let`s make an experiment: You can send me an article with the theme "introduction in Gothicchess" and the title "The future of chess" or something and I will publish it in the known German Chessnewspaper "Rochade Europa". Perhaps we can add some of the best played games here or eleswhere.And then we wait for the comments of the great German Chess Community with many experts and topplayers.But the article should be in German,if you have someone who can translate (My English is not so good).Perhaps we can get at least some better (curious) players here in the future as now. :)

For myself I would have nothing against such a developement, because I like this game.But I think it is completely unrealistic for the next 20-30 years.The future will show it...
But interesting : Does your patent include such "Gothic variants"?

I won't make any intermixtures of variants.

Although it is an exciting variant,I am very sure that "Gothic Chess" will n o t become a new chessstandard in the next hundred years.And because we have so many good and original variants at "Chessvariants.com" I am against intermixtures of variants...

oh, for sure it would! Just like chess variants today, it doesn't matter that the pieces are all the same, just as long as some rules are different. Gothic chess itself is based on Bird and Capa chess, GI himself even acknowledged that when filing for the patent. The patent protects the game of Gothic chess as his intellectual property. I was thinking, though, based on Walter Montego's suggestion, that maybe Janus extinction is better than gothic extinction because of the two Januses? I would sure love to try both though.

If gothic chess is to become the new standard, than it stands to reason that future variants would use it as their starting point, rather than FIDE chess. I'm not sure if the gothic patent would allow that, though?

?! what's zocking?!

if it's not a new assault at brainking's reward anyway
- zocking and gambling for stakes is illegal in europe ... ~*~

well, he has started to play his first games of goth in preparation...

and then maybe GI and ughaibu could play a Gothic Loop match for no money, just to match the best in their fields? Compromise!

I like experimenting with new variants of just about everything. I know there are plenty of feature requests to Fencer for new games, but he is only one person and can only program so fast. However, the goth board and other chess variants are already programmed on BK, so it wouldn't take too much more time to combine the two. I believe Goth would combine very well with other variants, especially extinction, loop, dark (!!), 3 checks, anti and maaaybe atomic (we'd have to see if white has too great of an advantage). I would love to see those combined variants. Would you give your blessing to that, GI?

I like the gothic board and rules. It is great as a stand alone game, like chess.

Just woke up, saw the action I missed. That match idea seemed quite equitable, ughaibu. I think it would be nice to have a decathlon too as suggested. I wonder if we will ever get realtime implemented a la Caissus Chess. I'm having no trouble reading the PDF.

I would love to see match play on BK between the top players of two not-too disparate variants (ie checkers and parachute checkers, goth and janus, amazons and tank battle (well, maybe that's stretching it) I think it would add flavor to the site and encourage players to be more eclectic.

That answers the question. I think the version on the computer I usually use is 6.0. When I get a chance I'll give it another try.
How about you CardinalFlight? what version of Adobe are you running?

That it may be, but it doesn't answer my question.

When I get home, I will try it there. Seems like that computer is lots newer than my mom's is.

6.0 is standard meanwhile, Walter ~*~

Didn't change my problem with viewing the pages. This computer has Adobe 3.0, is that new enough?

That happened to me too, CardinalFlight. I'm thinking it's the computer that I'm using, which isn't the one I normally use, that is causing the problem. Next time I'm hone I'll try the link from the other computer and see what happens.

you say and who cares - same as it ever was ...
too many empty promises made once burnt and twice shy ...
I feel with you Cardinal, bugreports/gothic questions are pending daywise ... ~*~

I got lots of errors when I clicked that 15 page pdf. It does not display the entire 1st page, pictures, and maybe other things too.

he was almost at the flip to some serious posts.
but now this ugly heritage of denying facts again ~*~

you invited me - indeed I asked a question
about openings - but it remained silent.
I left after about a week then ... ~*~

btw your program called me grandmaster, but I don't fall to flattery ... ~*~

the prize will be paid out this time without mucking about ? ~*~

the more you should be eager finally to answer redsale's question. ~*~

and no worries, I wouldn't be restricted to default graphics when I use that program.
but you should think of the average user as well, just an encouragement ... ~*~

lol - impressive change ... ~*~

and here my point about daylight savings yet
31. July 2004, 20:24:26

before his usual insultive spam winds up to a riot again.
if you start the trial in the week between american and european
daylight savings, it assumes a cheat due to the difference. big deal ! for somebody
not obsessed by harrassing, a minor bug. but what do you expect, for funny reasons there
are people who demand money for underdeveloped betaware instead of paying testers. ~*~

still the bugreport remains ignored - as the topic also ...
1. August 2004, 18:46:40
I guess everybody with a tiny bit of clue recognizes C64-graphics

your diffuse puberty rituals of fixative proving whatever are as low as your
board-habits - why not answer to the topic questions here ? btw calling a cheater
a cheater is a definition, it's no insult either, so you better don't demand reports.
Although you have not apologized for your poor performance silly me presumed a courtesy
of leaving it behind. Of course we know why indeed you sulk about going away - it's easy chicken out from true competition. I for my part won't feel pelled to having hectic games with running rabbits - no game until licence is renewed. Due to my precious reward as serious
player I prefer to brag only with complete games - if feeling urged to such, anyway ... ~*~ 0:)

My apologies, I was unaware of your offer and thought the proposal was from my side. My mistake.

Really? I'll take that as a "no thanks".

perhaps you should quit ignoring bugreports - just my opinion.
so anyone out here for some easy vegas fun to make him feel calmer ?
he still seems to be very very nervous - serious players try to avoid that ... ~*~

what a get out...yet again

Naturally if we only play Gothic chess I will lose so the idea was to contest a selection of chess variants.

Which other variants are you prepared to include?

Is that gambling on BK? is it allowed though ;o)

I was thinking along the lines of one (unscheduled) day total for the games to reduce the possibility of outside help, with games continually coming, finish one the next starts, within that variant. I can accept that my preferance for the quicker variants would give me an advantage but then again my variants of choice, if restricted to those on BrainKing, could be considered more easily accessable for straight chess players.