Today I took an unusual stroll through a particular page of history. I was intrigued by this alleged far-more-complex-than-chess game I was presented with by Anthony Phillips in this other thread, the game “Advice” created by now the late Alick Elithorn, an even more intriguing gentleman that, by all I read, would have been a very interesting person to chat with on probably any topic.
Regardless, without myself being any more than a mediocre chess player, my curiosity was piqued and I started scribbling the rules of the game on a piece of paper and trying to “visualize” the logic of the game. I then moved to creating some sandbox scripts to help me with some strategy data, one thing led to another and I eventually ended up porting the game to Continuum RX as something to play with. It’s not final, it still has some rough edges to file off, but it’s working and you can see it in action here.
I do find these kinds of games interesting and I did resist the urge to get the actual game from eBay for like 6 or so pounds (I’m trying to limit retro clutter!), but I felt this is a really hidden gem that deserves a bit more attention.
Personally, I think it’s a good idea to release it for free and I would be happy to do so on my Continuum RX platform. I strongly believe this is something to be shared, currently lacks sufficient exposure and is better suited as a free game rather than a commercial one which might kill interest for it (but I may stand corrected on that one, and I also don’t own the decision right on that). Continuum RX itself is rather young, less than a month old, so I can’t guarantee such an extraordinary exposure either, but it’s an honest start.
So, I’ll defer to Anthony on this, he knows the author personally and it looks to me like he’s already doing a great job preserving this gem:
What do you want to do with this, if anything?
P.S. At least for my own personal use, I’m definitely keeping this to play with!