[OT] Something for the kids this summer.

[Joe Lewis Wilkins]

Anyone following this thread might be interest in a board game I  
invented back in the 70s, that I named "Astro-Chess". It is a game  
played by two, three or four players at the same time - in partners or  
cut-throat. Played on a circular board about 30" in diameter with a  
colorful, Astrological backdrop; each player has 18 pieces: Sun, Moon,  
two Mercuries, two Venuses, one Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune  
and Pluto and 6 nodes. In some ways it is much like conventional  
Chess, but far more complicated to the point that it is a social game  
with time to exchange pleasantries as the other players decide and  
make their moves. The object of the game is to Eclipse the Moon; the  
equivalent of a Check-mate. Several times I have considered making a  
computer version of the game; particularly with the large color  
monitors we now have. I did receive a design patent and copyrights;  
mostly expired at this time. I sold some 500 sets in 30 states and 8  
foreign countries. Lost my arse, but had fun and learned a lot!

Joe Wilkins

On Jun 28, 2009, at 2:02 PM, Pierre Sahores wrote:

> Thanks for sharing this, Richmond
>
> I spended too much years, time away, to checkmate too much players  
> and novag superconstellation's or chess challanger's boxes in  
> abusing of italian gambits... To the end, one day i did't got any  
> satisfaction in playing, anymore. The hypocrisy of the games beauty  
> could'nt make the trick against the reality that i was only playing  
> to win, against anyone, always and again and that what vanityfar  
> only and nothing less stupid...
>
> The idea of this tri-sided play board seems a cool way to let us  
> come back to chess in a less serious and more friendly way, is'nt ?
>
> Kind Regards,
> --
> Pierre Sahores
> mobile : 06 03 95 77 70
> www.sahores-conseil.com
>
>
> Le 27 juin 09 à 22:07, Richmond Mathewson a écrit :
>
>> That doesn't involve sex, drugs or computer games:
>>
>> http://mathewson.110mb.com/res.html
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