Hello all,
1) This is my 3rd post here, in response to Steve's blog post.
I guess that my first 2 drew no response at all, even from the great man himself, because I was way too off-topic, for a narrowly defined games as (International) chess.
2) Still, in the spirit of diversity in gaming, I found 2 articles that expand on Gary Gygax's Dragonchess variant.
One of this even points to the earliest ancestor variants, Chaturanga and Shatranj, of what many chess players happily play today
(Yes, even the other popular Chinese variant was derived this way.)
Here are the article links, an editorial paying tribute to Gygax who just died, and quoting my earlier reply that led to this one:
1. from National Post:
The Post editorial board: The ultimate dungeon master - Full Comment
2. Dragonchess links:
Dragonchess - rules More on Dragonchess Quote:
Originally Posted by fynyx  3) For years, I have been amused with variants of standard Western (International) chess.
There still is the Chinese variant, that I grew up with, very popular in my corner of the world.
My teenage love of Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, yielded an early 3D version involving mythical creatures of sky, ground, and caverns below.
It was authored invented by the original creator Gary Gygax himself. |
3) Thank you, Steve, for the fact that this thread has not only benefited just conventional chess players.
I appreciate Bruce Achterberg's link to David Sirlin's website, on playing to win.
Sirlin is yet another person who writes with clarity, energy and experience.
It is also with this gratitude for gaming insights received, that I mentioned above, the thought-provoking editorial on Gygax's legacy to gaming.
I excerpt Bruce's original reply:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce Achterberg I'd like to recommend that you read David Sirlin's, book, Playing to Win. Sirlin is a professional game designer and national Street Fighter champion. It's an excellent, well-written book that basically teaches you how to win, ... |