Anthony Viens wrote on Thu, Aug 30, 2018 04:05 AM UTC:
So, there are 3 things I find interesting about this board.
1) It's a round board, with a way across the center...rare, but there are others.
2) The nexus allows for forking both top and flipside, even with a rook.
3) The nexus connection between top and flipside allows for some really interesting gateway interplay. Unlike typical board squares, two squares may simultaneously be the target of a single move.
Unfortunately, the setup of army pieces does not take advantage of 1 & 2. Having the topside all one color and flipside the other essentially neuters two thirds of what I find interesting. Another variant is forming in my brain.....
So, there are 3 things I find interesting about this board.
1) It's a round board, with a way across the center...rare, but there are others.
2) The nexus allows for forking both top and flipside, even with a rook.
3) The nexus connection between top and flipside allows for some really interesting gateway interplay. Unlike typical board squares, two squares may simultaneously be the target of a single move.
Unfortunately, the setup of army pieces does not take advantage of 1 & 2. Having the topside all one color and flipside the other essentially neuters two thirds of what I find interesting. Another variant is forming in my brain.....