These are cool!

[Modderrhu]

Originally posted by finn17
That\'s pretty close...\'cept that I\'d like to buy you a pint before I die...I \'spose I could leave you one in my will???

Forget it, finn. Number 75, or so, gets you absolutely rat-arsed pissed on my account.

Originally posted by DragonPaint
Pedone -- infantrymen -- (the pawn)

Never noticed the difference from Italian and English names before this thread

Not so different, really, e.g.: Pedone -> Peon -> Pawn. Linguistics and the relationships between languages have always been of interest to me.

 

[MarkusTay]

Speaking of Chess, does anyone remember this little gem?

I loved playing Smess as a kid, too bad it isn\'t available anymore.

 

[DragonPaint]

I have written a set of chess rules to play with miniatures called War Chess.
The rules are pretty easy and seems that people like them

The bad notice is that I have written them only in Italian
Here\'s the link to the page:

http://www.minitaly.com/paolo/warchess.htm

Maybe one day.....

 

[vincegamer]

Originally posted by DragonPaintThe Italian names for the chess pieces are:

(Italian name -- literal translation -- English name)

Alfiere -- standard bearer -- (the bishop)

This one is just fascinating to me.
The Alfil (Al Fil) is the Arabic mispronunciation of \"the Pil\", Pil being a word of unknown origin translated as elephant.
So, Alfil = The Elephant
Italian Elephant = Elefante
Alfil = Elefante (sound similar. hmmm)
Alfil on chess = Alfiere in Italian
So sounds to me like it\'s just a case of using the local word that sounds closest to the original foreign word.

I\'ve learned all sorts of stuff about early chess, like that this piece used to move only 2 squares and did so by hopping over any intervening piece. Quite different from the modern move.