[OT] Something for the kids this summer.

[Richmond Mathewson]

Well, you could put up a "Do it yourself" kit on a website . . .

I use various Chess variants for teaching EFL and Critical Thinking;
writing rules is an extremely salutary exercise in getting your ideas in
order in a new language. I use either my own Hexagonal Chess variant:

http://mathewson.110mb.com/hexchess.html

or 3 Sided Chess:

http://mathewson.110mb.com/res.html

However I am working on a large variant of Grand Chess and aim to
have all the stuff uploaded within a week.

On my website I have supplied all the necessary pictures so that kids
can download and print out everything, and with a little effort get their
own games up and running.

The best occasions are when students/pupils of mine (I have used these
games at all levels over the last 20 years) come up with their own 
variations.

Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote:
> 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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