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be captured by the opponent, and so on. A flat pc. black<br>
be captured by the opponent, and so on. A flat pc. black<br>
on one side and white on the other could be used. [Tried later & not so good]<br>
on one side and white on the other could be used. [Tried later & not so good]<br>
    A correspondant of his suggested using a pc. that<br>
A correspondant of his suggested using a pc. that<br>
could push others over the edge of the board. I<br>
could push others over the edge of the board. I<br>
mentioned my <u>TRACTION CHESS</u>.<br>
mentioned my <u>TRACTION CHESS</u>.<br>
He also is thinking of a <u>game</u> with rolling cubes.<br>
Each face has a different color. Cubes move orthgonally<br>
and turn with each space. Pcs. capture by<br>
replacement. However the starting <s>po</s> color of the moving<br>
pc. determines the colors it may capture. This is listed,<br>
say, on the board and a possible arrangement<br>
might be as follows - <br>
_____takes<br>
Y --------------->GBV<br>
G---------------->BVR
B---------------->VRO
V---------------->ROY
R---------------->OYG
O---------------->YGB
(my idea)