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01-21/22:39 Draganov: @Hagbard, please don't change it, it is so much fun and the variant is really deep and interesting. I think the software error produced one of the best variants.

01-21/20:02 Hagbard: yeh I keep it that way; too much work to change it

01-21/19:13 MasterLuke: Seriously? I thought it was Draganovs idea and that it's intentionally meant to be that way. In any case, during the game I'm playing with him now, the 'Guards' (or Knights) can capture the way I described. Be it an error or not, it's an extra treat to the game.

01-21/14:33 Hagbard: The guard was not meant to function as a knight. If it still does, then it's a software error.

01-21/12:06 MasterLuke: Following the message of Draganov below regarding the tournament 900 Alea Berserk 17x17 (Martens 0), I should point out a special rule, for it's nowhere written down on this site. You see, this variant is in fact the one of the forerunners of the current 'Tyr' variants, when I was setting up the rules and playing test games a few years ago and mostly against Hagbard (My real name is 'Martens' - hence the mentioning in this variant). Before that game was somewhat simplified and evolved to 'Tyr', there was at one moment an unbeatable piece we called a 'Guard'. He could not be taken, but he couldn't participate in a capture. During the test games, the piece used to be more of a hindrance instead of being helpful.
Now, Draganov picked up the idea of an unbeatable man, but turned him into a Knight. BUT: unlikde the Knights in Alea Berserk 19x19 or the Berserk Hnefatafl variants, the Knight in this game CAN ONLY CAPTURE AN ENEMY PIECE BY SHORT JUMPING OVER IT (like in checkers), NEVER IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SECOND COMPANION (i.e. the normal way of capturing in Tafl-games). This is very important to understand, it makes the piece at the same time very strong (the short jumps and being unbeatable) but at the same time somewhat 'useless' if you have the regular two-man capture in mind. I think anybody willing to try this game should know this. The result is a very deep and strategic game, as Draganov states. It's easy to forget and to make mistakes, one has to get used to this rule.
Then there are the commanders and V-men like we now from Alea Berserk 19x19. The Berserk rules also apply.

01-19/08:30 Hagbard: Comment on the race games test last night:
https://aagenielsen.dk/hnefataflforum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=1861#p1861

01-18/16:17 Draganov: I started a tournament in Alea Berserk 17x17 (Martens 0). I think it is a great variant. It is very deep, strategic and dynamic at the same time. It is definetely one of my favourite variants. So, I would be glad if you join it and help me test it in a real tournament battle.

01-18/10:23 Hagbard: The quick race games timing was tested against Tonythebook and seems ok.
Right now for race games:
- the four "slow players" have as usual x10
- the tournaments have as usual x5
- if you manually choose a timing x2, x5, x10, then this is effective
- but else for race games it's quick timing

Idea:
Some time tonight I start games of me against a number of usual race game players.
They will all be quick timing.
If you don't have the time, then just ignore or delete the games.

- And anybody can do the same. Right now quick timing is the default for race games.

01-16/08:55 Hagbard: test of x1/8 = a quarter per move, time buffer 1.7 days.
(not tournaments)

This was tried also 2023 with tafl and was found to be too quick.
But now it's race games.

01-15/13:23 Hagbard: Idea:
Race games are easy and quick.
There has been wish for opportunity for very quick race games tournaments (hat tip Xerxes).
I'd suggest that all timing for the normal race games tournaments is changed to x2 instead of the usual x5.
- If it's preferred even quicker, then the timing could be x1 for all cases of race games !