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🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Mon, Jul 28, 2003 03:12 AM UTC:

The updated PBM is now ready for some beta-testing. Let me run down some of
the new features.

1) You can use a single graphic image for the board, which is overlayed
with transparent table cells. I've created presets of Eurasian Chess and
Chinese Chess as examples of this. It also works with images smaller than
the whole board by tiling the image. You can try some of these out by
editing a preset.

2) The PBM now includes formal invitations and acceptance of invitations.

3) The PBM now uses userids and passwords. You need a Chessvariants.com
userid and password to use the PBM to play games with another person.
Although only contributors can register right now, David is currently
working on allowing others to register.

4) All games are logged, and the log format is completely different than
it used to be. Logs are now an integral part of how the PBM operates.

5) There are different levels of privacy for logs.

6) The PBM can now be used for playing games in real time. Logging all
games allows players to bypass the need to actually receive email. Also,
if you are on the page for moving before it is your turn, the page will
periodically refresh itself until your opponent has moved, and it will
alert you with an audible beep when it is your turn to move.

Since the PBM is the beta-testing phase, there could still be bugs. Please
try it out in the spirit of testing for bugs and let me know if you find
any.

Also, I'm hoping someone will volunteer to help me try out the real-time
play feature around 9:00 pm EST Monday night. I'll need a volunteer with
a Chessvariants.com userid. This is one thing I can't thoroughly test by
myself.

🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Mon, Jul 28, 2003 03:19 AM UTC:

Let me amend my request for bug-reports by asking you to report them here
rather than by email. This will help cut down on redundant bug-reports.

John Lawson wrote on Mon, Jul 28, 2003 05:11 AM UTC:

Minor bug:
On the Chinese Chess preset, the available pieces list cannot find the
gifs for BSage2 amd WSage2.

Steven Streetman wrote on Tue, Oct 26, 2010 04:48 PM UTC:

I am looking for a person or two outside my circle of play testers to play
a game of a chess variation I have created.

In this variant the two sides have pieces and pawns with different
characteristics and capabilities. White has pawns, pieces, an initial
placement, and moves in accord with the rules of orthodox chess. For Black,
with the exception of their Kings, every playing piece moves differently
from any piece found in orthodox chess.

This variant is played on an 8x8 board and can be played with a standard
chess set by substituting pieces as described in the rules.

Years ago, a lot of them, at my best, my chess rating was 1620 to give you
an idea of my chess strength. My objective is to “triple-check” the play
balance of this very asymmetric chess variation.

I am looking for someone who can make at least a few moves most days. If
you are interested post here with your email address and I will send you a
copy of version 1.09 of the rules.

H. G. Muller wrote on Tue, Oct 26, 2010 04:59 PM UTC:

Why don't you check the balance of the different armies by having a
computer play a few thousand games against itself? I don't know if your
variant contains any unorthodox pieces with side effects, but if they are
merely pieces that move differently, you could easily do this with
Fairy-Max.

With Human testers it will be almost impossible to get a number of games high enough to draw a statistically meaningful conclusion. Especially as Humans will need quite some practice before they can play the game at a reasonable level.

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