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bug #60112: alternate gameplay options

Submitter:  clay <netpipe>
Submitted:  Thu 25 Feb 2021 05:46:01 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  None Severity:  3 - Normal
Item Group:  None Status:  Wont Fix
Assigned to:  None Open/Closed:  Closed
Release:  None
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Sat 15 May 2021 01:53:15 AM UTC, comment #1: 

xboard is only a chess UI, not a chess engine that actually plays the game.  If you or someone writes an engine (or internet chess server) that understand such a chess variant, it should be possible to play the variant with xboard, though unchecking "test legality" will probably be required.  If no one is writing such an engine or server, though, there would be no point in adding support for it in the xboard UI.

One exception: the xboard protocol and UI currently don't provide a way to skip a turn.  It would be possible to add "skip a turn" support, but I haven't heard of anyone who wants to write an engine that supports a chess variant or chess-like game that allows skipping a turn.  If you meant to say you are writing one and need UI support, ask again.

Chess itself would be quite different if one could skip a turn, as it would eliminate zugzwang situations.

Tim Mann <mann>
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Thu 25 Feb 2021 05:46:01 AM UTC, original submission:  

was wondering if we could incorperate more game options into extra games like pawns can move backwards but not attack backwards also skip a turn without moving any peices would be neat. even in addition to some atomic chess options or included with.

clay <netpipe>

 

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