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So a very clear and straightforward repetition rule to use would be if the same BOARD POSITION is detected on 3 occasions then black is declared the winner irrespective of the sequence of moves that bring about the final position. I don't know if it would have an effect on the game balance but from...

unhandyandy wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 03, 2020 2:50 am

I'm in favor of giving a win to Black in case of a repetition. That would be very clear and easy to program.

Of course, unhandyandy's suggestion to have black win repetitions would solve it all. It is practically always white who pressures to get out anyway.

Copied from the small forum: 10-02/13:47 ChaolAibhne: @Hagbard, in my game as black against mmgaari at Brandubh 2 I've just been surprised to have the system impose a loss on me on the grounds of repetition. There had warnings about repetition, but it wasn't specified who was doing so; it was only a...

Thank you! Inserted in the Copenhagen Hnefatafl for the tournament:

Masterluke wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:57 pm

Hi Hagbard
If the sahkku pieces don't work properly, leave them... have no problem with that.
How about these pieces for the ongoing sea battle tournament?
As always, I'll send them in two posts...

Fun pieces, thank you! Inserted in the Sea battle T circle 11x11.

Maybe I could add arrows, but then I have to design 4 different versions of each piece? I'm afraid that's going to ruin the design on a mere 40x40 pixel format... I thought, pieces can only go one direction in the lower row, the opposite direction in the middle row, and back the original direction ...

Fine pieces! There is the special problem with sahkku, that pieces also have a direction, a piece can go in one of four directions NWES.

Thank you! Inserted in Simple Tyr 15x15:

Suggestion for the format of World Championship tournament 2020. Unchanged from last year: Start Sep. 15th. 3 rounds same system as last year (when as many participants). New this year: The champion winner of last year, if he joins, goes directly to the Final round 3 (Hat tip: sqAree). - This would...

Casshern wrote in the small forum Jun 25, 2020: casshern: I have an idea for another tournament. Can we have a “Masters Tournament”, to start at the same time as the Nationals? I propose any player that either has a rating of 1600+ or has made it to any final of the WTC since 2014, which I believe i...