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Groundhog Day
Sat Feb 2 14:51:38 PST 2008
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Millions of players rush to their computers, eager to participate in the grand opening
of this much anticipated site.
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Temporary Free Public Access
Wed Feb 6 13:30:48 PST 2008
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Until December 1st, any registered player (paying or not)
may freely initiate games with other players at no cost.
We expect that registration will remain free for a very long time,
which will allow non-paying members to play when challenged by paying members.
Keep an eye out for instant freebies in your email and throughout the site.
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Player Quotes
Wed Feb 6 14:07:21 PST 2008
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master or beginner, good fun for all
- dual view simulator (to try things)
- dual view archives (to see how they got there)
- paying members can play with non-paying guests
beginners
- can relieve beginner frustration
- "the fog is a great equalizer"
- fun and easy to start for beginners
- not just for complicated chess masters
- often feels like battleship, but moves like chess pieces
experienced players
- can relieve grandmaster boredom
- improves my regular game
- uncertainty without randomness
- disadvantages predictable, mechanical standard openings
- eliminates mechanical games (no playing on "autopilot")
- surprising reversals can happen to unwary players
- gotta start thinking about your game
- some games have a life of their own
- the king is a truly more central and powerful piece (scout)
AI
- AI interface
- a few elementals developed (examples w/source)
- deterministic (there is NO randomness)
- partial information (mutually exclusive possibilities = need to scout)
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