George Duke wrote on Sun, Mar 28, 2004 09:06 PM UTC:
Of course Larry Smith and Michael Nelson are right that predilections rank
high in importance. No one yet addresses multiplicity of chess game-rules
sets, more than anyone can absorb at the level of play. Maybe would-be
designers could curb or arrest addiction to design. Or, a change in rules
of a long-established game like Ultima, for ex., should be a very cautious
act, as a recent Comment under Ultima advises. David Pritchard from Introduction
to Encyclopedia of Chess Variants: 'Anyone can invent a new CV within ten
seconds and unfortunately some people do' and 'Probably most CVs are
best consigned to oblivion.'