[pbmserv-dev] Cathedral

[Randall Bart <barticus@att.net>]

 > I have an alternative notation.
 > Where you only specify what locations you are
 > covering.
 > That way you don't need to know direction and piece
 > names...
 > Just if you have the physical board and piece, list
 > what you cover.
 >
 > Does anybody else like that notation (of course it
 > require more code to
 > verify the move).

I like that idea.  It's simple to specify the move, and less likely to be 
screwed up by a typo.  I typed maej2 instead of maej3 and it worked.  I was 
thinking j3, my finger just missed the key.  If the move were i2i3i4j3 I 
would have been less likely to screw up.

One more change I would like to see:  The summary of the moves that have 
been made should show when pieces are captured.  It's not necessary; it's 
not necessary for chess summaries to show captures either, but they always 
do.  It makes it easier to read the moves and understand how the game 
progressed.
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