Re: [ictk] Kriegspiel functionality

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On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 02:23:53PM -0500, austin parker - aus...@gm... wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking for a way to plug a kriegspiel-playing program into ICS, and I
> think I'm going to be using / modifying this library to do so. I'm happy to
> contribute any code I write, but before trying to write code, I wonder if
> anyone has already done this or has any hints on the best way to proceed.
> Thanks,
> 
> (kriegspiel, by the by, is a chess varient where you aren't allowed to see
> the opponent's pieces or know where exactly the opponent moved)

austin,
   I'm not familiar with kriegspiel, so please excuse my ignorance.  
From your description it sounds like the rules of the game are the same 
as chess, but the display of the game to the players is changed.  So, 
move lists and other records of the game would be indistinguishable from 
chess, but sitting at the board would be a completely different 
experience.

   If that's the case, I suggest you focus on the "ui" packages.  Maybe 
start looking around in ictk.boardgame.chess.ui for inspiration.

   ictk never got very far into implementing anything other than a 
simple text interface.  Also on the watch for someone to contribute some 
nice gui code.

-j


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