Post Praetorian

You ruined my poem.

"Plunk" went the pawn...as he dropped in just at dawn..."I think I'll stay here!" said the King, wondering what the morrow might bring...

RicOlie_2 said:

L-14wx

double check!

 Isn't this then the part where I take your King?

RicOlie_2 said:

Ohhh... I didn't realize your king had actually made the effort to waddle all the way over to my side.

 He was a-waddlin' away from dear DE and his ne'er-do-well rook who was peeking at him from amidst the garden flowers...it was too creepy...

RicOlie_2 said:

I'm afraid I'm missing something.... Which piece has me under check?

 You should be afraid...for it is the king...the king of the cannibal island!

...and Check, btw...

"I think I will have pawn for lunch," thought the king...the king of the cannibal island...

You, sir, are checked!

RicOlie_2 said:

I assume you're clearing the way between your rook and the Pleasure Garden, not moving another pawn. Also, do we want to exchange bishops again?

Regardless, P13pq-12qr

 Yes, I'd love to...how about you send me yours first?

darth_ender said:

P-5tu

Try and call us Americans fat and then draw attention to it by denying it all together, and try to associate us all with the gung-ho cowboy G.W. Bush???  I'll fix ya!  From here on out, I am boycotting all products that make use of Canadian bacon!  Surely my economic sanctions will have a lasting impact on your military strategy!  Maybe I'll lose a little weight while I'm at it ;)

 Haha, more bacon for us! Maybe the price'll go down?

Well sure, if y'all are ready (some American humor to keep the balance ;-)) <--note, not a double chin.

Well, that is our tradition, isn't it?

Nah, it's not as bad as all that:

 [The King] may capture, without moving, any pieces that it could capture if it were to move. That is, it may capture more than one piece, but only one piece in any direction and only if they are unprotected by either opposing player.  It cannot combine this power with a physical move.

So I could have taken the pawn, but not the other knight.

RicOlie_2 said:

I wonder if the creator of Nimmar was inspired in part by Kokusai Sannin Shogi. In both, a person wins either by checkmating all the other players or by getting their "king" to the centre square. Also in both, the pieces aren't named the way most shogi or chess pieces are named, but are instead called after political concepts and non-war-related things, like "temple" in Nimmar and "Colonist" or "Propaganda" in Kokusai Sannin. (EDIT: I haven't played many chess-type games with more than two players, however, so for all I know, the former is just a common characteristic of this type of game.)

Also, I found this in the Wikipedia article:

If two players start the game as allies, the remaining player is automatically First.

 I don't know, could be. We can phone him and ask!

OK, next time I'll go first.

Yeah, that's captures (x) by (/) illumination (i)

I have no problem with you coordinating your attacks so long as everything is discussed openly in this thread. My spies should be able to read your mail.

That being said, no take-backs allowed on advice or otherwise.

Thank you, I did enjoy the last game.

I'm too cantankerous to ally with anyone...you guys can team up on me if you want.

darth_ender said:

When this game does end, are you still up for another game?  Like I said, I'd like to try the other three player game version, as well as this one with an alliance in the beginning, just to see how the dynamics play out.  I know Ric is always up for a game.

You have a really good son, by the way.  I immensely pleased with his maturity and wish I were such an intelligent and spiritual young man when 15.

 Thank you, though his cleverosity seemingly is of his own making...mind you I am sure I must have paid for it... 

It is hoped that he shall retain his spirituality of his own accord, for truly I have none with which to supplement or support him. Somewhere along the path of lighting his candle I blew mine out...probably from speaking too much (or perhaps from sheer draftiness, I suppose).

As for his maturity...he did that to himself when I wasn't looking...though I did suspect something was up when he became more responsible than his father...but I wrote that off to the follies of youth...I do nod at him once in a while, but little more than that.

It would be my preference to play this same version in this same way (with the odd change--such as my winning, I suppose) at least one more time before branching out. Familiarity and all that.

darth_ender said:

I really don't mean to sound condescending and I hope it doesn't come off that way.  I play to win, but I try to be a gentleman about it, not a jerk.  I hope you understand.  I don't necessarily feel it's fair to play less than my best unless we agree to a handicap in the beginning.

B-9rs+

If you feel like we're dragging it out, I see no dishonor in resigning.  Your son is against it in principle, but I personally would rather resign than continue a futile battle.  Every time he has beaten me, I resigned before mate, I believe.

 Yes, well and good, but can one be truly resigned to resigning? Honestly the king's laziness is to blame: he wished to just go to the Pleasure Gardens and never-mind the tedium of strategic warfare. He agrees to give you his kingdom so long as he is not disturbed and allowed a lengthy stay in the Turkish Bathhouse.

That, and I would be interested in pursuing another variation of this game, or, this game, but played in a universe where I do not hand off my bishop to a lance that wasn't there...etc...

Yes, it is a burden you must bear...as our kingdom dwindles to non-existence...long live the king and such...

darth_ender said:

Ah, well, I see the point.  I don't want to mess with the rules more than necessary.  I appreciate all the suggestions, but I guess it would be best to keep them as is.  I won't trouble again about the rule.

As for my move, I will play +Rx7lm, with the reminder that an unpromoted rook retreats along the diagonal rather than the two orthogonals, and thus you cannot capture my rook.

yipee another knight for me yay im so happy :/

 Donna wanna your rook, but thanks for offering...