Jeremy Good wrote on Fri, May 29, 2009 11:36 AM UTC:
No, Joe, I'm looking for straightforward answers to my straightforward questions. But what was I expecting? They are not, after all Shatranjian (Straight) Shooters. To the extent that you did enter into the merits of the actual discussion at hand (which I think at bottom is: Would the strength of the Shatranjian Shooters Army achieve greater balance if the knights were substituted for something slightly weaker?), I am perplexed: Are ponies really all that complicated? Instead of moos, you could have a mao on one side, a moa on the other, if you don't want to have moos. These are the specific questions I asked that have been left unanswered by you:
'Could we perhaps replace the knight in Shatranjian Shooters with it? Or would it have to be a separate variant? (If so, what should I call it?)'
Based on your response, I presume the answer is 'No' to the first, 'Please do not' to the second and 'Don't bother' to the parenthetical.
If so, I simply go back to this: 'Unlike other CDA, there is no attempt here to replace the FIDE knight and that disappoints me a bit and has long been a concern of mine.'
And I will likely decide to rate this game 'Average' or 'Good' rather than 'Excellent'
'Could we perhaps replace the knight in Shatranjian Shooters with it? Or would it have to be a separate variant? (If so, what should I call it?)'
Based on your response, I presume the answer is 'No' to the first, 'Please do not' to the second and 'Don't bother' to the parenthetical.
If so, I simply go back to this: 'Unlike other CDA, there is no attempt here to replace the FIDE knight and that disappoints me a bit and has long been a concern of mine.'
And I will likely decide to rate this game 'Average' or 'Good' rather than 'Excellent'