Hi,
are there any plans to introduce Nine Men Morris to BK?
And if not, how about it?
(Yeah, its probably a FAQ )

AbigailII:
I think we're getting slightly off topic, so allow myself to move this discussion to
http://brainking.com/en/Board?bc=6

AbigailII: And concerning the simultaneous moving:
Somehow I dislike that idea cause it introduces an element of luck, since it wouldnt be
a game of perfect information anymore:
In a given situation, there is always a best move.
But the best move could lead to an inferiour position, if the opponent luckily chooses a move
that isnt his best move, but 'refutes' my best move.

AbigailII: Well a swap rule would work as well i guess:
White makes a move, Black makes a move,
White decides if to swap, the game continues normally after the potential swap.
This would perfectly balance the game,
as long as there is a combination of first moves
at all, that gives Black no advantage.
So basically the question is probably, whether 'White King to the center, Black Queen to the corner' still leaves Black with an advantage, which it probably/hopefully doesnt.
.. interesting stuff ;)

The nice thing about this solution would be,
there were no ugly restrictions to any moves,
just the glitch of the swap.
Thinking of it, this might be the most aesthetic
solution ;)

Hey all,



I think the game of Cheversi, as great a game it is, is pretty imbalanced

(White wins 27%, Black 67% as for now: http://brainking.com/en/GameRules?tp=93)

I would even say with reasonable play white is chanceless.



I know rule changes suck after  a game has been established, but the way it is,

this imbalance takes a bit of the fun away from that great game.

So I would suggest the rules to be somewhat changed, maybe along the lines of

black being forced to make his first queen move on the rim of the board,

but I assume even that might still not be enough, hard to say without lots of testing.



So another suggestion I would have with games like Cheversi,

that look like they could be a little off balance, would be to introduce them at first

into some sort of sandbox, where they can be played and fine-tuned accordingly

in unrated and uncounted games until some balance has been found.



Just some thoughts that crossed my mind, maybe they all have been thought through already,

but I didnt want to let them go unmentioned ;)



Have fun all.