That was unexpected. Now both your lance and your knight are trapped, which protects me from all but your phoenix...I had better keep an eye on him.
Can a gold cannon jump over a piece without capturing? Anyway, I have to go now and I want to think about my move for a bit. Thanks for being patient.
G*29
Yikes, I didn't realize how well you had me trapped. I thought I was going to be able to make a come-back next turn, but it looks like I'll have to wait a while and hope I don't get checkmated in the meantime.
darth_ender said:
HHx29+N.
RicOlie_2 said:
Hold your horses!
I'm so good at making puns I do it unintentionally. ;)
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I hope that was a smart move. I see a way you could turn that back at me, but I've got my fingers crossed...
I see--since both of them are themselves references to the North American Pizza chain, it's hard to tell which one a person is referencing. :)
Hold your horses! Sorry, HH*20 was a correction of my move, not a response to yours. I wanted to make sure you were staying with your original move before I responded. :-/
I assume you're sticking with it (but correct me if you aren't), and if so, my response to your HH drop on square 26 is RS-27.
DuracellEnergizer said:
RicOlie_2 said:
I love the Spaceballs reference. :D
Truth be told, any reference to Spaceballs in there must be totally coincidental, because I didn't deliberately insert one (I can't even recognize it).
I thought this: "MAC: Beats me. Whatever it was, it's hutt pizza now" was a reference to Pizza the Hutt in Spaceballs who eats himself to death. I guess not. :D
I'll take your word for it...
LOL! That avatar has my vote too. :)
darth_ender said:
RicOlie_2 said:
HH*3f
I assume you just mean 3? If so, HH*26
No, sorry, that was a silly goof on my part due to the way I have my pieces set up. 3f is shorthand for 3 spaces forward on my board (as in the legal move for a knight), so I copied my captured knight over from my pieces box and then decided to change it to a heavenly horse. For some reason I wrote the knight's move ability instead of the square I meant, which was 20. :P
So HH*20
Also, I don't have a go-between in play at the moment, it's a pawn, and I have a goose/phoenix in your captured piece box.
HH*3f
Have you PMed Jay to sort things out yet?
I knew Nero wasn't directly after Tiberius, so I think it means something else. I don't remember what exactly, because I can't remember from reading Tacitus' Histories and Annals.
^Don't forget to promote it.
Gsx12+Ph
Ouch, that sucks. I was wondering what the heck happened to you. Hopefully you get everything sorted out. I'm sure Jay will forgive you. :) Good luck with your computer.
Thank you, I'm glad you think I'm doing so well. I think you have just about as good a chance of winning in the end as I do, to be honest. I'm in a slightly better position, but we have the same pieces on the board right now.
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Is this workable, Jay?
I don't really give a hoot as to what they do and don't keep. For me, I will read the EU novels just for themselves, not as part of a larger canon. It's just a fun way to explore the Star Wars universe and I don't really care if it is consistent or not.
One thing I cannot stand is puke. It's worse in real life, but I can't watch someone puking in a movie without feeling sick myself. Even cartoon puke has that effect on me. I guess that doesn't really count as a phobia though.
darth_ender said:
HHx18+N
We've been forgetting to note promotions, haven't we. Just to make sure you remembered (because I didn't :P), you have a phoenix on square 5.
Wow, I'm impressed by the sneakiness of your move. This is what I was wondering if it was possible: can clever combinations be pulled off on a 1D board? I think you are demonstrating that yes, they can.
They sure can. They have to be done differently than on a 2D board though, because pieces usually have to be moved off of squares in order to make room for other pieces. As a result, you have to do things in the right order to minimize your losses.
GBx18+P
EDIT: If you forgot to promote the pawn, you can take your move back. I forgot to promote it until this turn as well, so it worked out better than I had anticipated (because I didn't expect to be able to take you with my P/GB).
It's sunny where I am now too. It's a nice change after snowy, cloudy weather. This February has been surprisingly sunny, actually. Usually it's cloudy and dreary throughout winter.
Gs-16
S-18
At least you don't have to shovel snow when it's 30 below (-20 degrees F)!
Hmmm... I think I'll leave it as is, because it wasn't a stupid mistake, just poor planning. It may cost me the knight, but not if I do this next bit right.
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