Post by Simon on Mar 28, 2020 14:21:57 GMT
So Stevie has produced an excellent guide to playing on a grid. This opens up some great opportunities for playing remotely.
How about changing the June UK Midland Open to an internet based grid game open to players from all over the world?
So how would that work?
I am in the process of creating a Word document based grid board tool kit with elements/terrain that can be "click and drag" around the board.
The idea is that, using Stevie's grid rules (probably the 90 degree one to keep technology simple) players could use Skype with share screen facility with the host moving their own and the other player's pieces - the latter obviously as directed as directed by the other player. Alternatively, players could simply move their own figures and then e-mail back and forth to each other. This needs to be tested of course.
I would invite people to join in and then would act as tournament organiser to determine pairings and keep scores etc. We could run 6 rounds over 6 weeks and use the usual swiss chess pairings after the first round. Afrer each round, players would e-mail their results to me.
I'd like to keep things simple and the only requirements would be some basic MS Word/LibreOffice Writer etc knowledge and Skype. If not using Skype, e-mail swapping of updated board, perhaps supported by a Whats App audio/video link.
Thoughts?
Simon
How about changing the June UK Midland Open to an internet based grid game open to players from all over the world?
So how would that work?
I am in the process of creating a Word document based grid board tool kit with elements/terrain that can be "click and drag" around the board.
The idea is that, using Stevie's grid rules (probably the 90 degree one to keep technology simple) players could use Skype with share screen facility with the host moving their own and the other player's pieces - the latter obviously as directed as directed by the other player. Alternatively, players could simply move their own figures and then e-mail back and forth to each other. This needs to be tested of course.
I would invite people to join in and then would act as tournament organiser to determine pairings and keep scores etc. We could run 6 rounds over 6 weeks and use the usual swiss chess pairings after the first round. Afrer each round, players would e-mail their results to me.
I'd like to keep things simple and the only requirements would be some basic MS Word/LibreOffice Writer etc knowledge and Skype. If not using Skype, e-mail swapping of updated board, perhaps supported by a Whats App audio/video link.
Thoughts?
Simon
