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Re: any chess players here?
I used to play chess quite a bit but I now only play, very seldom, one style which is actually harder and I suck at it lol. Basically it's the timed version where both players agree to be as quick about their decisions as possible instead of brooding over every single move forever. It just seems ridiculous that in the world’s oldest military simulation those players would take twenty minutes or more on a single move.
Not to say that the long game can not be appreciated but in real life ppl, and especially military leaders, do not have the luxury of spending as much time as they would like on every single decision. If they did then Patton wouldn't have been quoted as saying "A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later." Fans of the long game study openings and counter openings to the point that the game seems to just be a practice in limiting variables. Those who like to play the quick game well like to point out that it took less time to beat you than it took you to lose.
Here's a rule twist for you chess players ... if your playing and your opponent spends "x" amount of time, say five minutes, on their next move then you get to move again before they do. Troops do not stop moving just because the other side is trying to figure out what to do lol makes it more like a RTS.
In all honesty I prefer backgammon which I've heard was Armenian in origin ???? Anybody know that for sure? It is an awesome blend of strategy, luck and speed.
I used to play chess quite a bit but I now only play, very seldom, one style which is actually harder and I suck at it lol. Basically it's the timed version where both players agree to be as quick about their decisions as possible instead of brooding over every single move forever. It just seems ridiculous that in the world’s oldest military simulation those players would take twenty minutes or more on a single move.
Not to say that the long game can not be appreciated but in real life ppl, and especially military leaders, do not have the luxury of spending as much time as they would like on every single decision. If they did then Patton wouldn't have been quoted as saying "A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later." Fans of the long game study openings and counter openings to the point that the game seems to just be a practice in limiting variables. Those who like to play the quick game well like to point out that it took less time to beat you than it took you to lose.
Here's a rule twist for you chess players ... if your playing and your opponent spends "x" amount of time, say five minutes, on their next move then you get to move again before they do. Troops do not stop moving just because the other side is trying to figure out what to do lol makes it more like a RTS.
In all honesty I prefer backgammon which I've heard was Armenian in origin ???? Anybody know that for sure? It is an awesome blend of strategy, luck and speed.
) but I never lost a game.
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