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(#5637049) Re: Rule when player has only static pieces remaining?
Posted by Reuben Sammitch on 11 Oct 2024 at 5:27AM
Thanks for the reply, Eggy. The analogous rule in chess is that when one player has no legal moves available but their king isn't in check, the game is a draw (i.e., "stalemate"). So, Animosity could be similar. The point is that a player approaching this situation for the first time (e.g., me) needs to know what the rule is, because that knowledge will affect how I play.

I don't think that section you mentioned, which I had read before posting, covers the point explicitly enough, since it doesn't rule out the draw possibility. In addition, the player isn't forfeiting moves in the scenario I outlined. Rather, they don't have any moves available to either make or forfeit.

A clear statement of win and draw conditions is always to be desired, don't you think?
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5637175Re: Rule when player has only static pieces remaining? Reuben Sammitch11 Oct 2024 7:28PM
5637174Re: Rule when player has only static pieces remaining? Eggy11 Oct 2024 7:21PM
5637049Re: Rule when player has only static pieces remaining? Reuben Sammitch11 Oct 2024 5:27AM

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