Suggestions for next poll

If a poll comes up again for a new game, i suggest checkers to be added to the list. Or if it's possible Chinese checkers. Given the nature of the games here on little golem I'm surprised that checkers isn't already available.

Any thoughts or feedback would be nice. Or suggestions for other games

Checkers (English draughts) is a solved game. I don't see a point in playing it on a turn based server. International draughts is the most popular variant, but for me draughts is to drawish game.

I would like to see Ataxx in the next pool. The game is not solved have simple rules and isn't very drawish. Paper I found about computer Ataxx.

True, but its still a fun game to play just to pass the time. As for Ataxx, I've never played it. I looked it up on wiki and it seems interesting enough

I suggest Trax

If there is some way to implement games with imperfect information, I would suggest Stratego.

It would be very interesting to see what the crowd at LG would do with Trax :-)

@AaronC: "I'm surprised that checkers isn't already available."

So am I, but for those who'd rather not play in the shadow of perfect play I'd suggest International Draughts or, even better, Dameo.

How about Abalone?

If I recall correctly Abalone isn't exactly flawless. Maybe I'm wrong about that, but in any case you won't find combinations like these: Draughts - Dameo

Stratego(TM) is impossible due to it's very strict trademark policies, as far as I know.

By the way I think this topic is a bit useless. Richard sets up the polls with suggestions of things he is willing to do. I expect him to be aware of the interest in Dame-games, ataxx, trax. They might get

all the games mentioned seems nice to me

Except, English draughts and trax.

stratego would be INCREDIBLE

It might be a bit useless. But it's better than a topic about someone that feels the rules for a game are wrong just because he lost a game. Or a topic about censorship of brand items that aren't healthy for ones lungs.

WhAt?!

I was replying to Hjallti post

Intimate diplomacy isn't offered elsewhere AFAIK.

No bots

Impossible to MITM.

Great very strategic game.

Xiang Qi we have chess and shogi, so why not Xiang Qi.

If abalone the belgian/swiss daisy formations as the original position is too easy to stalemate.

Necessary draw offers and some sort of rule to handle the dead position where nobody can win, to stop the game going indefinitely.

Stratego is a good shout, I would have all pieces moved marked as having moved and all revealed men staying revealed.

Stratego is available elsewhere so it is probably possible. My understanding is that stratego own the TM of the name stratego, the original rules as published (protected by copyright not patent so could be rewritten to be compliant) and the pieces are probably protected by patent.

Draughts variant - losing draughts would be interesting as computers still struggle with it.

I've thought Checkers for a while, but kept my mouth shut. However - though it IS a 'solved' game, it has been proven to be a DRAW with perfect play - and therefore, seems to me, that two players can still contest an enjoyable game of Checkers to see who has the 'least imperfect' play!

I've ALSO thought Stratego. Yes - I have played it on other sights (forget where). I've also downloaded the computer opponent 'Probe' - supposedly the champ, though I can beat it; haven't played at top levels, though.

Games that are cheat-proof by computer opponent would eliminate much of what we have here - so in that we've in many cases relied on 'the honor system', then I would think that policy would simply have to continue.

These are games I've played all my life, and would enjoy playing more. I'm really not that inclined, at this point in MY life, to learn new games; even if I DID learn the rules of new games, I would much rather spend the limited time I have putting effort into the intricacies of games I DO play - before I spend that time putting the effort into new ones. I'm not bored; yet. But then - that's ME.

I also rather enjoy Qubic - 3D Tic-Tac-Toe. This, TOO, is a 'solved game' - and in fact, proven to be a win for the first player. Traditional 'Connect-4' suffers the same problem, but a variant was devised to keep it competitive and new; perhaps there's some way to do that with Qubic?

Of course it's Richard's site. I'm delighted at all the efforts he has put forth to provide this playing forum for us folks, and naturally the decision making is his. But as Aaron says - we're just batting around suggestions here - it IS a 'forum', for cryin' out loud!

Another game I used to enjoy: 'Milles Bournes' (card game); also, I have this copy of 'Pan Kai' sitting here, but never played it (by Alex Randolf, the creator of Twixt); doesn't look that interesting, but might be fun to see if there's any true strategy to be found.

Oh, and there's strip poker - everybody has to upload jpegs of themselves in various states of undress to participate! Who's in??

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I'm in for strip poker: after a very few games I would easily become the champion, since everyone would forfeit to me in other NOT to see me naked! 8-)

Rummikub, any thoughts on this game

rummy is a fun game,

I agree with Christian Freeling's "fix" of International Checkers (@ the link he posted above) using Thai Kings, but I disagree when he says, "It should have been done then, it can't be done now." Why not do it now, and here?

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Quoridor. Mentioned in another post, just thought i would add it to the list of suggestions. It looks/sounds interesting.

Is there a reason we can't have backgammon? We have Chess and Go... let's complete the holy trinity!

I thought backgammon won the poll for it to be added as a new game? I been wondering when or if the game is really going to be added.

That's one of the beauties of this site.

Changes happen sometimes, but they are always surprising.

Why do you think backgammon will be added ? That would be a little surprise only.

My bet: The next change will not be the addition of Backgammon ;)

If backgammon isn't going to be added, then what was the point of the poll on the main page?

Every time one of these threads pops up, I post the same thing: Trax. So I'll say it again.

Trax, please. :)

extinction chess

I'd like to play International Draughts.

Non-handicap monthly cups in go 19.

(I admit that I have been unfair to people while I was underrated and got all the handicap stones that made me win. Now that I am near my real rank, I don't want to give 9 stones to someone about my strength, just because he has been less time in the server. I did win monthly cups being underrated, but it wasn't my fault, it's just LG needs two years to rank a player. I never lost a game on purpose.)

Or at least fix the handicap ranking system. Right now the system treats them as non-handicap games, so White takes a huge hit. Maybe if you lose as White in a 4+ handi, you take a small hit, but Black gets the same bump as the current system? That way new players can come up the ranks more quickly.

\* even if conventional International Draughts were introduced, i'd be happy to get a chance to really learn it. not very many sites have it, so i still have difficulty with the differences in rules from british/american checkers.