Comment on Show HN: Kung Fu ChessComments−hacknat6yGood job, my only complaint: Check should have some kind of impact. The king being able to move into check was surprising.−petters6yHaving implemented and played this game a lot I don't think check makes sense in this game.There is an advantage of moving into check quite often. (A check with a rook across the board is quite weak)Better to just play until the king is captured. (This is also how regular check is equivalently played)−jakelazaroff6yI’m not sure I understand. In normal chess it’s illegal to move your own king into check.−petters6yI meant that the game does not change in a meaningful way if moving your king into check is allowed. You will lose either way.−_nalply6yThis is a variant of chess with different rules.−jakelazaroff6yI get that; I was just asking the parent to explain why check rules differ in this format. (It’s okay though, another comment put it in a way I understood.)−CarVac6yAs long as you can cover it before the checking piece can finish its cooldown, you should be fine.
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Good job, my only complaint: Check should have some kind of impact. The king being able to move into check was surprising.
Having implemented and played this game a lot I don't think check makes sense in this game.
There is an advantage of moving into check quite often. (A check with a rook across the board is quite weak)
Better to just play until the king is captured. (This is also how regular check is equivalently played)
I’m not sure I understand. In normal chess it’s illegal to move your own king into check.
I meant that the game does not change in a meaningful way if moving your king into check is allowed. You will lose either way.
This is a variant of chess with different rules.
I get that; I was just asking the parent to explain why check rules differ in this format. (It’s okay though, another comment put it in a way I understood.)
As long as you can cover it before the checking piece can finish its cooldown, you should be fine.