RE: Requesting Variant added
[email protected] Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:55:44 +0000
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------=_Part_956_849525446.1617645344 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable XBoard is already highly configurable to the rules it applies (board size= , how pieces can move, etc.). This configuration can even be done automat= ically by an engine. So unless your variant has very unusual rules, chanc= es are that no modification to XBoard is needed at all to play the varian= t.=0AIf the rules are very unusual, it might be very difficult to program= them into XBoard. In that case it would become a question whether the ef= fort is worth it.=0AIn other words: not much can be said about this witho= ut knowing the rules of the variant.=0AH.G.=0AOp ma., apr. 5, 2021 om 18:= 15, Kimberly Braunschneider schreef:Hello!=0AI am a big chess fan and I = like that you are making chess and its variants very easy to play on the = computer.=0AI am requesting that you add a variant to your program.=0AI h= ave created this variant and it seems very fun. =0AI believe if you added= my variant to your program people would like it a lot.=0AI have made car= dboard and clay pieces for my game but I would like to make my variant av= ailable to a lot of people and my friends.=0AIf you are interested in thi= s variant or just want to learn more, please reply to this email and I wi= ll reply with a google doc link that explains the game.=0AThank you for a= ll that you do!=0A Respectfully, Riley ------=_Part_956_849525446.1617645344 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"t= ext/html; charset=3Dutf-8" /></head><body><div data-crea=3D"font-wrapper"= style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px; direction: ltr"><div>XBoa= rd is already highly configurable to the rules it applies (board size, ho= w pieces can move, etc.). This configuration can even be done automatical= ly by an engine. So unless your variant has very unusual rules, chances a= re that no modification to XBoard is needed at all to play the variant.</= div><div><br></div><div>If the rules are very unusual, it might be very d= ifficult to program them into XBoard. In that case it would become a ques= tion whether the effort is worth it.</div><div><br></div><div>In other wo= rds: not much can be said about this without knowing the rules of the var= iant.</div><div><br></div><div>H.G.<br></div><div style=3D"font-family: T= ahoma; font-size: 16px"></div><br><br><div></div><br><br><div data-anchor= =3D"reply-title">Op ma., apr. 5, 2021 om 18:15, Kimberly Braunschneider &= lt;[email protected]> schreef:</div><blockquote><div><div><div dir=3D= "ltr">Hello!<div>I am a big chess fan and I like that you are making ches= s and its variants very easy to play on the computer.</div><div>I am requ= esting that you add a variant to your program.</div><div>I have created t= his variant and it seems very fun.=C2=A0</div><div>I believe=C2=A0if you = added my variant to your program people would like it a lot.</div><div>I = have made cardboard and clay pieces for my game but I would like to make = my variant available=C2=A0to a lot of people and my friends.</div><div>If= you are interested in this variant or just want to learn more, please re= ply to this email and I will reply with a google doc link that explains t= he game.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for all that=C2=A0you do!</di= v><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Respectfully, Riley</div><div><br></div><div><br= ></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html> ------=_Part_956_849525446.1617645344--