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Contest to design a chess variant on 43 squares. Missing description[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Well, I could wait until 2004, but I probably shouldn't. :) We ran one of the largest Scouting events in the United States last weekend...about 4,400 participants for the 2nd Illini Jamboree at Rantoul, Illinois. As an employee of the host council, I've been busy. My apologies. The winners are known...please give me a week or two to sort out the prizes you'll be able to pick from. First: Duel Chess Second: Voidrider Chess Third: Diminuendo Chess Fourth: Opposition Chess Fifth: Rook Mania Congratulations to the winners and finalists, and thank you to all the entrants and voters.
'The winners are going to be announced on September 1...'. It is not clear the year, it does not appear to be on 2003...
Grrr! I lost my Internet access yesterday and was in agony about the results, and I get online today and find that nothing happened! --Jared
I've just cast my votes, and I would like to point out that some last-minute votes may be delayed by the blackout in the northeast U.S. and Canada. I was fortunate that the blackout never reached me, but it did affect other parts of my city.
I apologize for not making the second round vote rules more clear. There should have been a third clause: 'Entrants may vote or not vote under the same rules as all other voters.' Now I'm glad that I posted the finalists a few days early. :)
I'm not answering your question. I am not running this contest and do not make the decisions regarding how votes are counted. I am just raising an issue I would like Glenn to address before I cast any votes in the second round. I would also like him to answer your questions, because they're all important questions that any finalist in this contest needs answers to. Glenn has written that the second round will be done in the same fashion as the first with two exceptions. Since neither exception changes the requirements for entrants, I would presume that finalists are still required to vote in order to win. But the requirement can no longer be what is stated for the first round, because it requires entrants to vote for at least ten games to stay in the contest, and there are only eight games left. So, if finalists are still required to vote in the second round, we need to know how many games we're required to vote for.
Are you saying you don't know either, or are you trying to answer my question? I'm confused. (Incidentally, I'm also wondering what number Chestria placed.)
Regarding the Condorcet counting process, there is a potential unfairness if finalists cannot vote for their own games. This process counts how many times each game is favored over one of the other games. It generally makes sense that the games a person does vote for will all count as being favored above the games that same person does not vote for. The potential unfairness would be if I cannot vote for my own game and this causes my votes for other games to all count as votes of preference for these games above my own. If finalists are allowed to vote, this unfairness goes away either by allowing us to vote for our own games or, if we can't vote for our own games, by not counting our votes for other games as preferences for these games above our own.
Do entrants have to vote in this round? Are entrants banned from voting in this round? If an entrant may vote, may they vote for themselves? The rules do not make this clear. --Jared
The eight finalists are now posted to the site. Congratulations to the survivors, and a big thanks to all who entered and all who voted. The finals round of voting runs from 15 July through 15 August. Glenn
Carlos MartÃn-Fuert wrote on Sun, Jul 6, 2003 02:48 PM UTC:Could you please name the three entrants whose ballots you have not yet received?
Hi, folks. Thanks for the good suggestions. I am over my computer difficulties, and will be back up to speed very soon. There are three entrants who have not yet voted. All voters who mentioned voting in this thread have their ballots in. I am allowing until midnight CDT on Sunday, July 6th for those voters, or any others, to get in their ballots. Existing ballots may also be changed up to that time. I'll count votes on the 7th. Glenn
I have just cast mine too. Maybe Glenn could write on July 1st to any candidate whose vote is missing, instead of disqualifying him immediately?
Can you let me know if you get/don't get mine too? Thanks. --Jared
Glenn, I just emailed you my votes. Let me know if you don't get them.
I voted for the first round! Can entrants vote in the second round? --Jared
Excellent set of submissions! Take a look and vote!
I would like to request an extention of the deadline for round one. I did not do any evaluating of games this past week, because I was busy preparing for my Summer course, and that course is going to eat up the time I have available in June. I would like to take adequate time to evaluate the games once I have some time to do it, but if the deadline remains what it is, I expect I'll have to offer rankings of the games without taking the time to play them.
Voting instructions have now been posted above. Just send an email to the address listed, listing up to 15 games in order of merit and including your name. Entrants MUST vote for at least 10 games, and MUST NOT vote for their own at this stage. Glenn
I'm hoping to see ZRFs for more of these games. Some of them can't be handled by the PBM, and many have not been implemented for Zillions. Without the ability to play them with or over the computer, I may not have the opportunity to play some of these games. I might then have to rely on evaluating games without playing them. I expect to do most of my evaluation of games during the last week of May, since I will be grading until then, and I will be teaching a summer course during June.
Actually, there's a great deal going on. At work. :) I expect to post the voting instructions later this weekend. Glenn
Umm, it's May 2nd, and nothing is going on. --Jared
I am working on the page for the last competing entry (Diminuendo) which will make 15. There is also one more set of changes to an existing entry which is on time. All competing entries will be ready for your votes by the announced date of May 1st.
William Overington wrote on Sat, Apr 12, 2003 09:39 AM UTC:I have just noticed the following by Carlos Martín-Fuertes Moreno in the See also: section. http://www.chessvariants.com/43.dir/diplomat/diplomat-chess.html William Overington 12 April 2003
William Overington wrote on Sat, Apr 12, 2003 09:01 AM UTC:Circular forty-three cell chess board with the cell colourings reminiscent of semiprecious gemstones. I was recently looking at the following page, authored by Mike Kelley. http://www.starwars-rpg.net/journal/archive/2000-08/holochess.html I was also thinking about this present contest and I realized that a circular board along the general design of the board used in that page could be constructed with 3 rings each of 14 cells and 1 centre cell so as to make a board with 43 cells. I have thus far produced a board and thought about trying to produce an entry for the contest, though not got too far with that as yet. So, I thought that I would make the board available now and allow anyone who wishes to use it as part of an entry to this contest to do so, in the hope that the board will be used. It is available at the following address on the web. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/board43r.gif If the editors of www.chessvariants.com agree to include the graphic in the www.chessvariants.com webspace the graphic may be copied by them and included as a board graphic within the www.chessvariants.com webspace. The design is intended to convey the idea of cells within a gold framework with the cells paved with rose quartz, jade and lapis lazuli. I have entitled it as 'Circular forty-three cell chess board with the cell colourings reminiscent of semiprecious gemstones.' and hope that the design will be used for some original chess variant games. William Overington 12 April 2003
I am impressed with the overall level of submissions in this contest. Designing a good small variant is <i>much</i> harder than designing a good large variant, and designing a good large variant isn't exactly easy.
I would like to thank my fellow staff members for picking up the slack for me during a time of recent personal upheaval. I believe that all entries which have been submitted are now posted and linked. Contestants, thank you for your patience. The voting instructions will be posted soon after the April 15th entry deadline, but after the last of any last-minute entries is posted. I'm enjoying your creativity so far.
Jared wrote on Thu, Apr 3, 2003 04:33 PM UTC:Good ★★★★I have also sent an entry to [email protected], and I would like to know whether anyone got it, or if I should resend it, since I have received no feedback whatsoever. --Jared
Carlos MartÃn wrote on Tue, Feb 4, 2003 03:48 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I can promise you that I sent it to the correct address, i.e. '[email protected]' - then I got the message I quoted in my previous message. I DIDN'T send it to any '[email protected]'. I supposed the editors wanted the entries to be re-directed to the other address (maybe to save storage space or something). ------ What you have received is probably my 'second attempt' to send my entry to you - I 'summarized' it a bit in case it was a problem of space.
Mr. Martin: We have received your Diplomat Chess entry. We are experiencing problems with mail forwarding at the moment; if the situation is not cleared up in 48 hours or so I will mail you an alternate address for your submission. Glenn Overby CVP Competitions Editor
Anonymous wrote on Mon, Feb 3, 2003 11:22 PM UTC:Carlos, it might help if you sent the entry to the *correct* address: [email protected]
Carlos MartÃn wrote on Mon, Feb 3, 2003 09:58 PM UTC:(Quote:) 'Message from yahoo.com. Unable to deliver message to the following address(es). <[email protected]>: Sorry, your message to [email protected] cannot be delivered. This account is over quota.' (End quote) I cannot submit my competing entry!!!! What shall I do now?
The only persons who absolutely may not enter are Hans and I. (In general, editors have been submitting only non-competing entries for the past several contests.) We welcome entries from past prizewinners and newcomers alike.
Jared wrote on Mon, Nov 18, 2002 01:20 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★I seem to be unable to email either Mr. Bodlaender or Mr. Overby, so I'll ask my question here: Is it okay to enter even if you placed highly (like me) in the 42S contest? --Jared
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