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Re: Brandubh3
OK, thanks.
Brandubh3
Just reached this position as Black after moving C6-C5.
Since that move surrounded the King on 2 sides I thought the king would be captured. However it was not.
Is this because Brandubh3 includes an exception for squares adjacent the throne? Or is this a bug?
Since that move surrounded the King on 2 sides I thought the king would be captured. However it was not.
Is this because Brandubh3 includes an exception for squares adjacent the throne? Or is this a bug?
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:01 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Brandubh 7x7
- Replies: 92
- Views: 177362
Re: Brandubh 7x7
Uh, what's the "small forum"?
- Sat Oct 03, 2020 2:50 am
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Brandubh 7x7
- Replies: 92
- Views: 177362
Re: Brandubh 7x7
I'm in favor of giving a win to Black in case of a repetition. That would be very clear and easy to program.
- Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:34 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Brandubh 7x7
- Replies: 92
- Views: 177362
Re: Brandubh 7x7
Yes, you're right again Auskor. That means my original point still stands: There's one quirk about the new rules that bugs me a little. If the king moves from the throne to a neighboring square which is between two black pieces, then under the new rules immediately capturing the king is harder than ...
- Tue Sep 22, 2020 4:55 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Brandubh 7x7
- Replies: 92
- Views: 177362
Re: Brandubh 7x7
Yes, that's how the rules sounded to me also, but I asked Branan about this specific point and he said In my mind, the new rule is only an addition to the old one. So a single move to surround the king on the 3 sides should work. Which would mean, at a minimum, the current rule set for Brandubh2 is ...
- Mon Sep 21, 2020 10:17 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Brandubh 7x7
- Replies: 92
- Views: 177362
Re: Brandubh 7x7
Ah, thanks for pointing that out Auskor. But then the following statement by Branan isn't quite true. The king is captured by 4 attackers when on the throne, and by 2 attackers everywhere else, also on the squares next to the throne. This idea is straightforward and logical, the king is now treated ...
- Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:25 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Repetition of moves: some dubious positions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 45203
Re: Repetition of moves: some dubious positions
I agree with Ytreza I'm also more and more convinced that black should win whenever white cannot win anymore and nath, that the rules should be clear. I think White should be forbidden from repeating a position, but not Black. This would also be in line with the theme: White is trying to escape, tim...
- Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:16 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Brandubh 7x7
- Replies: 92
- Views: 177362
Re: Brandubh 7x7
To be clear: in the Brandubh2 rules, a single piece can capture the King when it is adjacent to the throne? That would seem to follow from Blacks win if they manage to capture the king before he escapes. The king is captured like all other pieces, except when he is on the throne. To capture the king...
- Thu Jan 23, 2020 6:11 pm
- Forum: Rules
- Topic: Brandubh 7x7
- Replies: 92
- Views: 177362
king2nextthrone
There's one quirk about the new rules that bugs me a little. If the king moves from the throne to a neighboring square which is between two black pieces, then under the new rules immediately capturing the king is harder than under the old rules: previously the king could be captured by moving to sur...