Comments on: X-Treme Chess Synchronicity http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/ JFK: ''we choose to go to the ...'' Wed, 23 May 2012 08:58:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: ljdarten http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33113 ljdarten Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:05:04 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33113 I'm aware of wargaming but the name didn't come to me, and I thought it was actually an offshoot of d&d style roleplaying. My knowledge in the area is sketchy though, I did very little actual gaming, but watched my brother and his friends play all the time. I just thought mixing the game play style of it with the game play of chess sounds intriguing; not just using the pieces. I’m aware of wargaming but the name didn’t come to me, and I thought it was actually an offshoot of d&d style roleplaying. My knowledge in the area is sketchy though, I did very little actual gaming, but watched my brother and his friends play all the time.

I just thought mixing the game play style of it with the game play of chess sounds intriguing; not just using the pieces.

]]> By: Powers http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33112 Powers Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:45:55 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33112 Jason and Marcus probably don't know this, but they've essentially retro-engineered wargaming, the predecessor to today's modern roleplaying games. In fact, the only significant difference seems to be that they're using chess pieces and an 8x8 board instead of miniatures and a terrain map. Geeks have been wargaming since the 60s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wargaming So, ljdarten, if that sounds like fun, you might want to look into it. Jason and Marcus probably don’t know this, but they’ve essentially retro-engineered wargaming, the predecessor to today’s modern roleplaying games. In fact, the only significant difference seems to be that they’re using chess pieces and an 8×8 board instead of miniatures and a terrain map. Geeks have been wargaming since the 60s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wargaming

So, ljdarten, if that sounds like fun, you might want to look into it.

]]> By: ljdarten http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33108 ljdarten Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:35:19 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33108 haven't played a whole lot of "traditional" role playing, but I would love to play the foxtrot chess. haven’t played a whole lot of “traditional” role playing, but I would love to play the foxtrot chess.

]]> By: Karen http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33033 Karen Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:22:16 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33033 I love the FoxTrot one. My husband, son and I all play Lord of the Rings online, which is basically a virtual role playing game (the computer does all the dice rolling for you). I don't understand most of the numbers, but I have a whale of a time, and I actually understood the line "You didn't train that spell, remember?" I love the FoxTrot one. My husband, son and I all play Lord of the Rings online, which is basically a virtual role playing game (the computer does all the dice rolling for you). I don’t understand most of the numbers, but I have a whale of a time, and I actually understood the line “You didn’t train that spell, remember?”

]]> By: Heather D http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33028 Heather D Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:35:03 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33028 Ha.... it's 9x12.... I hadn't even noticed that... and it looks like there are three white rooks on the board... Ha…. it’s 9×12…. I hadn’t even noticed that… and it looks like there are three white rooks on the board…

]]> By: furrykef http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33026 furrykef Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:29:29 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33026 That chess board sure has a lot of squares on it. (A standard board is only 8x8.) That chess board sure has a lot of squares on it. (A standard board is only 8×8.)

]]> By: Heather D http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33024 Heather D Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:39:21 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/x-treme-chess-synchronicity/#comment-33024 Heh, I was going to send this in. Glad Sal beat me to it. :) Heh, I was going to send this in. Glad Sal beat me to it. :)

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