Kriegspiel V3.03 Beta - Changes since V3.02
Bug fix
Castling move to unmoved but previously taken rook is now disallowed. This loophole was being exploited by an unscrupulous robot!
User interface
Some minor changes to make game status announcements more legible.
Tidy up of display for netbooks.
Minor changes to piece placement controls in Piece menu: Piece menu is reset after each test-piece placement, and
test-pieces cleared away on game end.
Improved interlocks between game controls and recorder buttons.
Robot
Some minor changes to the robot.
Known deficiencies
Skype - Linux connector is still not working, so Linux version cannot play across network.
Kriegspiel V3.02 Beta - Changes since V3.01
The www.kriegspiel.co.uk website now has a guide to V3.02
1. Rules options
The preferences / settings pane now allows for variations in what the
computer referee announces when you play Kriegspiel.
(a) Announce pawn promotions. Announcements are made by default
(as per V3.01) but can now be turned off.
(b) Distinguish Pawn takes from Piece takes. Announcements now
distinguish pawn takes from piece takes by default. This feature can be
turned off so that all takes are shown as Piece Taken (as per V3.01).
2. Announcements and the Tabbed Message Board
The message board is now in a tabbed pane. Alternative tabbed
views in the message board are Pieces Taken (in referee mode) and a
Piece Menu for marking squares during play (in Kriegspiel mode - see 5
below).
When playing Kriegspiel, the computer referee now also makes
announcements in the scrollable Message Board, viz. moves so far,
takes, tries, promotions, checks (including direction), and game
endings.
This means Pawn try announcements can also be seen by the opponent (in
the message board, not in the status panel where the player continues
to see only his own Pawn tries).
3. Illuminating Pawn moves
When a Pawn is selected for moving, diagonal takes are illuminated only
where a Pawn try is available. The Pawn try is also illuminated
in the opponent's view when playing over a network.
4. Playing the robot
The robot pauses briefly when you put it in check so that you can
better see the check direction. The check direction is also shown
in the message board pane.
5. The Piece Menu
While playing Kriegspiel, you can tab from the message board to the
Piece Menu which lets you select images of opponents pieces which you
can place on apparently empty squares where you imagine your opponent
may be. These images have no effect on play and cannot be
seen by your opponent.
6. Bug fixes
6.1 Undo button in referee mode:
(a) "To Play" signal now displaying correctly.
(b) Check direction squares now re-illuminate in green.
6.2 Replay recorder: Pause button now re-illuminates rewind button and
game buttons so you don't have to play the game to its finish before
starting a new game.
6.3 Resign before first move, now tolerated without problem.
6.4 Previous Sound setting remembered on restart.
7. Known limitations
The Skype-Linux adaptor is not yet working. Under Linux, the
program fails to connect to the Skype package. The rest of the program
appears to work ok.
and finally...
Note: if you upgrade to V3.02 from an earlier version, a new
preferences / configuration file is created, and the program will
report on the first run:
"Error reading .cfg file
- repairing by writing new .cfg
- done."
Denys Bennett
info@kriegspiel.co.uk
3 June 2008