Rich Hutnik wrote on Wed, May 21, 2008 08:10 PM UTC:
I will add comment here that if chess variants are treated as nothing but
'art' that is to be admired and not played, we have issues with the
whole CV concept. Games are meant to be played, and put into effect and
enjoyed. To do this would be to treat a recipe book as 'art' in which
no one bothers to cook. There is creation aspect to making chess
variants, but the end should be good play. The measure of the quality is
how well it plays. The creation PROCESS can produce some not so good
ideas, but there may be a germ of a good idea there that can be used. I
won't comment on the game Simplified Chess, but I personally believe the
Simplified Chess BOARD is one of these creations.
All this being said, we seriously need a lot more play of games and see if
they work or not. We also need functioning definitions that help keep
identity in place. Theoretical angels on a head of a pin doesn't help
here.
So, all this being said, get back to Tzaar, and answer whether or not this
should be a game on the CV site or not. I would say yes, because
Extinction Chess is here. If the answer is no, then I would argue that a
bunch of what is on the CV site (Royal Elimination games by IAGO
standards) should be here or not. Like, is a game which involves an
escape/race victory condition allowed, and so on on...