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Avatar Riff Riders. (Updated!) Overcome the reef on an Avatar basis. (11x11, Cells: 110) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Gerd Degens wrote on Thu, Jul 18 03:19 PM EDT:

New proposal. Could be ready for review.


H. G. Muller wrote on Fri, Jul 19 08:28 AM EDT in reply to Gerd Degens from Thu Jul 18 03:19 PM:

It is not explained wel how the barrier works. It stops sliding moves from crossing it?

Why put the same image there three times?


💡📝Gerd Degens wrote on Fri, Jul 19 11:22 AM EDT in reply to H. G. Muller from 08:28 AM:

Yes, of course. A chancellorrider cannot pass the barrier on the same file. Applies to the cardinalrider and amazonrider in the same way with regard to diagonal movement.
 

Why put the same image there three times?

Which image three times?


H. G. Muller wrote on Fri, Jul 19 12:35 PM EDT in reply to Gerd Degens from 11:22 AM:

Which image three times?

That of the initial position.


💡📝Gerd Degens wrote on Fri, Jul 19 01:22 PM EDT in reply to H. G. Muller from 12:35 PM:

OK.
The first is the setup, which can't be superfluous.
The second shows 'Play It!'; what's superfluous about that?
The third shows Game Courier as a picture. My way of pointing this out. Can be turned into a gray mouse by inserting a simple sentence, e.g. 'play it on Game Courier'.
OK.


H. G. Muller wrote on Fri, Jul 19 02:33 PM EDT in reply to Gerd Degens from 01:22 PM:

Well, if the first diagram shows the same setup as the second, but without the 'Play it' option, I would say the first diagram is superfluous. Which information exactly would not be conveyed to the reader if it was omitted?


💡📝Gerd Degens wrote on Fri, Jul 19 03:00 PM EDT in reply to H. G. Muller from 02:33 PM:

Well, you have to say what is part of a complete presentation.

Can the setup be omitted if the 'Play it' item follows under 'Notes'? Mind you, under 'Notes', i.e. at the end of the presentation. That doesn't make sense, does it?

The setup is the opening for a reason. Everything that follows can be understood as a supplement that serves as further explanation.

Incidentally, we shouldn't think the reader is so stupid that he can't sort the information provided correctly.

A German saying goes: 'Doppelt hält besser' or twice is better than twice - it should be no different in English.


H. G. Muller wrote on Sat, Jul 20 01:06 AM EDT in reply to Gerd Degens from Fri Jul 19 03:00 PM:

There might be contexts where this proverb applies, but articles explaing game rules are not amongst those. In principle every added sentence or image make those worse, and have to justify their presence by providing essential new information.

The setup section is intended for presenting an image of the initial position. So the 'Play it' Diagram can go there. As it does in the large majority of articles we have here. Then there is no need for having a second, redundant image.

Like there is no need to repeat a number of times that there is no morphing on the f-file...


💡📝Gerd Degens wrote on Sat, Jul 20 02:38 AM EDT in reply to H. G. Muller from 01:06 AM:

Okay, I've rearranged it.


HaruN Y wrote on Mon, Sep 16 11:31 AM EDT in reply to H. G. Muller from Fri Jul 19 08:28 AM:

If the hole does not stop moves then the Pawns must be in front.

files=8 ranks=9 promoZone=1 promoChoice=NBRQ graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/abstract/ squareSize=50 graphicsType=gif royal=K shuffle=N!BRQK whitePrefix=W blackPrefix=B borders=0 firstRank=1 rimColor=#0F2347 holeColor=#0F2347 darkShade=#1C3F6E coordColor=#EFFC93 lightShade=#80C271 hole::::a5,b5,c5,d5,e5,f5,g5,h5 pawn:P:ifmnDfmWfoafmWfceFfoafcF:Pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a8,b8,c8,d8,e8,f8,g8,h8 knight:N:NoafN:Knight:b1,g1,,b9,g9 bishop:B:BoafB:Bishop:c1,f1,,c9,f9 rook:R:RoafR:Rook:a1,h1,,a9,h9 queen:Q:QoafQ:Queen:d1,,d9 king:K:KoafKisO2:King:e1,,e9

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The author, Gerd Degens, has updated this page.


💡📝Gerd Degens wrote on Tue, Sep 17 03:50 AM EDT in reply to HaruN Y from Mon Sep 16 11:31 AM:

This has very little to do with my idea.
The avatar idea is not included. The idea is also that the riff is a barrier that can only be jumped over, which means that the squares of the riff cannot be played on. For this reason, only riders are in play alongside the king and pawns. And why do the pawns have to be at the front?


HaruN Y wrote on Tue, Sep 17 09:54 PM EDT in reply to Gerd Degens from 03:50 AM:

That was a reply to HGM since his comment gave me an idea for a variant where the holes don't stop movement. In that variant, if the Pawns aren't in front, the Rooks can capture each other from the starting position.


💡📝Gerd Degens wrote on Wed, Sep 18 02:32 AM EDT in reply to HaruN Y from Tue Sep 17 09:54 PM:

Okay. I was just wondering because it was under Avatar Riff Riders.


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