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Subject: Re: One thing I really dislike about this version

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 23:08:00 06/22/04

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On June 22, 2004 at 19:42:15, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On June 22, 2004 at 17:30:29, GeoffW wrote:
>
>>I guess this is going to be the same on the full version as in the demo, if so
>>it will probably stop me buying this !
>>
>>I would hazard a guess that most people after having looked at the 3d boards
>>actually use the 2d boards for real play. On the old version there was I think
>>about 13 different boards and about 6 or so piece sets which could be paired
>>independently.
>>This new version has a fixed 5 board/piece sets, firstly you cannot swap boards
>>and pieces independently, and secondly four of the five 2d setups look horrible
>>from the little thumbnail you can see. I think the "expert" 2d combination is
>>the only really usable one, at least for me anyways.
>>I am really disappointed by this if it is how the full version will be, anyone
>>else agree ?
>>
>>Motto: If it ain't broke, dont fix it !!!
>
>I am worse than that.
>
>I like a 2-D board MUCH BETTER than the REAL THING.
>;-)

Me too. My OTB chess vision is almost nonexistant from looking at a 2D board on
the computer screen. I've looked at a 2D board on the computer for so many years
that I lost to a scholar's mate against a player rated 600 the first time I
played OTB since becomming interested in computer chess half a dozen years ago.
It is really suprising to me how poorly I play when looking at a real board. I
make mistakes OTB that I don't even make in 2/6 blitz games online. I just can't
see the geometry OTB anymore.



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