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penkovsky

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    Comment #49167333

    Evochess is a game where the pieces evolve. You start with pawns and a king, nothing else. To be short, pawns can become bishops or knights. Bishops and knights can later become ro…

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    Comment #49153571

    "Couldn't send that request Sign in to continue this conversation." What if you turned this barrier off temporarily to reduce the friction?

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    Comment #49153467

    I see a lot of people are losing, even on Easy (in fact, everyone). Thank you folks for giving a try. I appreciate even the silent feedback. I will release a new version with a mor…

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    Comment #49147807

    GUIs are hard. I wonder how much time did you invest in the graphical user interface. And especially as compared to the rest of the project.

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    Comment #49147065

    Thanks for the encouraging comment. Indeed, we might consider strategies how to make the AI opponent more enjoyable to play with. By the way, did you try to switch between differen…

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    Show HN: EvoChess – start with 8 pawns, evolve your army

    This chess variant's theme is evolution. One morning in early 2016 I woke up with an idea: what if chess were built around promotion? Eventually, this resulted in the following gam…