Author: Albert Silver
Date: 08:15:17 01/25/02
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On January 25, 2002 at 09:33:34, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>On January 25, 2002 at 07:41:24, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>Hmm... How would that work? Chettlers? Or perhaps The Settlemaster?
>>
>> Albert
>
>The name is obviously the tricky bit, but I'm sure that a few marketing people
>could sort that out (probably the same people that undoubtedly would find the
>name "UBI chess" attractive).
>
>The main idea was to keep the chessgame basically unaltered except that the
>tribes can be used as animated piece sets. Somewhat similar to Battle Chess. I
>think that some might find the opportunity to watch the critters get slaughtered
>on the chessboard appealing.
There's another possibility though a bit arduous to do. Create a special piece
set for your favourite program with the faces of the people you'd love to
sacrifice on key pieces and pawns. Then play some nasty gambit and be sure they
are tossed. :-) The people can also be stars you can't stand, singers, etc.
Anyone that gets under your skin. A few Barneys would be good too.
Albert
>The other alteration would be to allow WinBoard
>engines to control the other side during the normal Settlers game, eg. "post"
>would mean build and "nopost" tear down. Different buildings would be associated
>with pieces, eg. a black bishop would be a blacksmith and a white bishop a
>bakery. This idea obviously needs a bit of refinement to work coherently. We
>might need a new protocol. Maybe the UBI (Universal Board Interface) protocol
>would be a proper name.
>
>That's a very roughly sketched idea. But remember, it's free!
>
>Regards,
>Mogens
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