It's interesting how Chu Shogi (played on a 12x12 board) was once considered a medium-sized game of Shogi. Now what we call Shogi is played on a 9x9 board and there are variants as small as 3x3. There are variants as large as 25x25, if not bigger, but those are far less common than small games.
My move is simply P-6d
I didn't realize that pieces promoted upon reaching the second last line and thought they had to reach the end of the board before doing so. If I had known, I probably would have been a bit more wary of your rook.
Gx3c
Ryan McAvoy said:
RicOlie_2 said:
How did that merit a double facepalm?
Fast LS duels are one of the many flaws with the PT, slow and talky LS duels are exactly what is right with the OT.
So it's not only, not a flaw but it's actually a highlight, hence the double nature of that facepalm.
(I was joking as well)
but on the topic...
Lucas made the first half of ANH slow as hell on purpose because he didn't think people would be able to follow the story. We all had no problem and loved the film so it's a shame he wasn't more bold and cut out about 15 minutes from the start (All the time spent on Tatooine) and used that extra quarter hour adventuring aboard the Death Star with Leia.
I'd kill for an extra 15 minutes of Leia bickering with Han, Leia insulting Chewbacca, Leia shooting stormtroopers, Leia talking all over Luke and generally shouting orders and being badass.
Personally I don't have a problem with fast sabre fights, as long as they're done a certain way. They need to be interspersed with dialogue, emotional, and economic (as in not wasting energy jumping over people's heads, flipping, spinning, etc.). If it is done so that it isn't eye candy, then I'm all for it.
Personally I'm happy with Adywan's fix (changing it to "There'll be no escape this time"). A more major plot point I think could've been better is Darth Vader's character. I think he should have been like he was in ESB the whole time. In ANH he isn't the scary, domineering Sith Lord who kills those who dissatisfy him.
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Yeah, I should probably be a little bit more careful. I decided to play more offensively this game, but I think I'll end up on the defensive anyway.
How did that merit a double facepalm?
That's a good point...though I was hardly stalking, just checking his profile every hour to see if he posted...
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Yeah, I'm taking it to seriously. :)
We have a few threads about things that could have been improved on (an understatement, I know) in the PT, but how about the OT? What could have been done differently?
EDIT: To clarify, this does not include technical flaws, but story points, characterizations, etc.
When I have time to type out a longer post, I will, but for now I'll just say that the Ewoks should have been a lot less cute and cuddly and the stormtroopers should have been actually being able to fire a blaster.
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georgec said:
RicOlie_2 said:
Depends how you define abandoned--over the past couple days he's been online just as much as he usually is.
I think you might be taking this too seriously. ;)
Depends how you define seriously. ;)
Depends how you define abandoned--over the past couple days he's been online just as much as he usually is.
January 14:
A.D. 1514: A papal bull against slavery is issued by Pope Leo X.
A.D. 1690: The clarinet is invented in Germany.
Important because I play it.
A.D. 1794 AD: The first successful Cesarean section is performed in Virginia by Dr. Jessee [sic] Bennet on his wife.
Important because that's how I was born.
A.D. 1878: Racial separation on trains is deemed unconstitutional in the U.S.
That's two important anti-racist actions on the same day.
Yes, I hate when Star Wars becomes too sci-fi and has to have a scientific explanation for everything. I used to like that, but then I realized that the scientific explanations are no more realistic than the alternative.
Come on Frink, just get it over with!...unless you have big plans for your 30,000th post and you need preparation time.
Even so, hurry it up!
Sorry we couldn't get farther this evening, but my evenings tend to be pretty busy unless it's the holidays.
I can see how this could be a fast game.
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Yeah, Frink, this thread should have picked up where the other thread left off, not begun it before you reached your first goal!
darth_ender said:
Hey, seriously you did well. if you'd dropped instead of moving the king, it might have been the twenty you'd predicted. In any case, I hope you've been reading up on the other variants I've suggested.
Sort of. I've taken a look at them all, but I haven't done much more than that yet.
I think they could be fun and quick. I won't be able to play while at work (unless we can find something similar to assist my visualization), but I think they will be fun. We'll just have to wait till evening. Did you get that other software working correctly?
I haven't yet sorted everything out because I don't want to spend too much time on it when I should be studying. Yesterday I wasn't home all afternoon and part of the evening, so I didn't have time then either. I might figure it out this evening, but if not, I should have it figured out tomorrow evening.
RicOlie_2 said:
I think we're getting close, but unless I do something stupid or you do something really smart, I think I can hold off for another twenty turns or so (granted, that is slightly optimistic, but if I play well...).
And...I lasted nine more turns. :)
So one would hope, but they could be just as bad. I say don't get your expectations too high and then you'll better enjoy the movie when it comes.
Gotcha, good game.
I was considering a drop earlier, but I decided to do it a turn later. I wasn't really allowing for paratrooping, which I see I should have.
I meant that that is no where near my King. I think you typed the wrong drop in.
Is that a typo...?
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