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(Message started by: hanzack on Jul 17^th, 2010, 6:05pm)

Title: Arimaa you can only use one character ﾍ
Post by hanzack on Jul 17^th, 2010, 6:05pm

Hello all!

I'm really bored to normally play bots because they are way too weak, and Fritz or chessandgo don't play with me.

So I came up with a good handicap to play with bots!

I think the games will be much more fun if you can only use one character (for example, only elephants or horses) in appearance.

only when you decide your set-up, you can see which piece is which piece,and after that the characters turn into same pieces.

Please create this mode, Omarrrrr!

This idea was inspired by isshokugo ( go players only use white or black stones)

http://www.geocities.co.jp/Milkyway-Kaigan/9537/onecolor01.htm

Title: Re: Arimaa you can only use one character &#65
Post by Eltripas on Jul 17^th, 2010, 6:53pm

In few words what you want is a random set up?

Title: Re: Arimaa you can only use one character &#65
Post by Sconibulus on Jul 17^th, 2010, 7:01pm

No, I think he wants the normal setup abilities, but after the setup he wants each piece to be a mysterious block of the representative colour, so he has to remember what is where.

Title: Re: Arimaa you can only use one character &#65
Post by hanzack on Jul 17^th, 2010, 7:49pm

nope I did't mean the colour's change cuz even if you do

it, you can easily find out whether the piece are yours

or not.

I meant you would have bunnies(for example) which

have ability of elephant or horses or dogs and so on.

So the human has to memorize which bunny is elephant,

or camel and so on. ::)

Title: Re: Arimaa you can only use one character &#65
Post by hanzack on Jul 17^th, 2010, 10:01pm

I want Omar to create the 3patterns!

First one is the case both players' pieces change to
something.

Second is the case only bot's pieces change.

Third is the case only human's pieces change.

:o

Title: Re: Arimaa you can only use one character &#65
Post by Eltripas on Jul 18^th, 2010, 12:07pm

on 07/17/10 at 19:01:03, Sconibulus wrote:

No, I think he wants the normal setup abilities, but after the setup he wants each piece to be a mysterious block of the representative colour, so he has to remember what is where.

Yes I misread what hanzack wrote before.

Title: Re: Arimaa you can only use one character &#65
Post by omar on Jul 20^th, 2010, 5:11pm

Interesting suggestion, hanzack. One would have to have a very strong memory to play this. I don't think I would be able to play it; bad memory :-) Also I don't think I'll ever get around to implementing this; too many other things to do yet on the site.

But maybe what I can do, is reset your rating to approximately what it should be so that you can start playing rated games. I am sure Fritz and chessandgo would want to play you then :-)