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Re: cathedral




----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Rognlie" <rrognlie@gamerz.net>

>Yes, we have, and it'd not be too hard a program to do, but the notation
>is an issue.  Is there a standard notation for the X piece?

Yes, actually, there is one. Just look at:
http://www.cathedral-game.co.nz/onlineplay.htm

I did play a Cathedral game by email some time ago. The ASCII
representation I used for board and pieces might prove handy in case
someone plans to make the pbem implementation:

Sample board:

                          A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J
                        ·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·
                      1 |(1)    | X   X | O | X   X |           |
                        ·   ·   ·---·   ·   ·---·(3)·---·   ·   ·
                      2 |           | X | O |   | X   X |(6)    |
                        ·   ·---·---·   ·   ·---·---·---·---·---·
                      3 |   | X | X   X | O | O |       | X   X |
                        ·---·   ·---·---·---·   ·---·   ·(3)·   ·
                      4 | X   X   X |       | O   O |   | X   X |
                        ·---·---·   ·   ·   ·---·   ·---·---·---·
                      5 |  (2)  | X |           | O   O |   | O |
                        ·   ·---·---·---·   ·   ·---·---·---·   ·
                      6 |   | + | X   X |           | O   O   O |
                        ·---·   ·---·   ·   ·   ·   ·---·   ·---·
                      7 | +   +   + | X |           | O | O |   |
                        ·---·   ·---·---·---·   ·---·(5)·---·   ·
                      8 |   | + |   | X   X |   | O   O | X |   |
                        ·   ·(4)·   ·---·   ·---·---·---·(5)·---·
                      9 |   | + |   | O | X   X | O | X   X   X |
                        ·   ·---·---·   ·---·   ·   ·---·   ·---·
                     10 |       | O(4)O   O | X | O   O | X |   |
                        ·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·


(This is the very same sample board that can be seen in the rules page of
the official website (http://www.cathedral-game.co.nz/play.htm). Look there
for the meaning of the notes.)


Individual buildings:

·---·
| X |  Tavern (TA), value 1
·---·    2 per player

·---·
|^N^|  Stable (ST), value 2
·   ·    2 per player
|   |
·---·

·---·
|^N^|      Inn (IN), value 3
·   ·---·    2 per player
|       |
·---·---·

·---·
|^N^|   Bridge (BR), value 3
·   ·     1 per player
|   |
·   ·
|   |
·---·
·---·---·
|^N^    |   Square (SQ), value 4
·       ·     1 per player
|       |
·---·---·

    ·---·
    |^N^|      Manor (MA), value 4
·---·   ·---·    1 per player
|           |
·---·---·---·

·---·
|^N^|      Light Abbey (AB), value 4
·   ·---·    1 per player
|       |
·---·   ·
    |   |
    ·---·

    ·---·
    |^N^|   Dark Abbey (AB), value 4
·---·   ·     1 per player
|       |
·   ·---·
|   |
·---·

    ·---·
    |   |
·---·   ·---·   Infirmary (IF), value 5
|     X     |     1 per player
·---·   ·---·
    |   |
    ·---·

·---·---·
|    ^N^|   Castle (CS), value 5
·   ·---·     1 per player
|   |
·   ·---·
|       |
·---·---·

        ·---·
        |^N^|
    ·---·   ·   Tower (TO), value 5
    |       |     1 per player
·---·   ·---·
|       |
·---·---·

    ·---·
    |^N^|
    ·   ·---·   Light Academy (AC), value 5
    |       |     1 per player
·---·   ·---·
|       |
·---·---·

    ·---·
    |^N^|
·---·   ·       Dark Academy (AC), value 5
|       |         1 per player
·---·   ·---·
    |       |
    ·---·---·

    ·---·
    |^N^|
·---·   ·---·   Cathedral (CA), value 6
|           |     1 per game
·---·   ·---·
    |   |
    ·   ·
    |   |
    ·---·

Some sample moves:

   Dark      Light
---------------------
1. CAnE5     CSeF5
2. TOwG5


                          A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J
                        ·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·
                      1 |                                       |
                        ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·
                      2 |                                       |
                        ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·
                      3 |                                       |
                        ·   ·   ·   ·---·---·---·   ·   ·   ·   ·
                      4 |           | O   O   O |               |
                        ·   ·   ·   ·   ·---·   ·---·   ·   ·   ·
                      5 |           | O |^N^| E>|<W |           |
                        ·   ·   ·   ·---·   ·---·   ·---·   ·   ·
                      6 |           | +   +   + | X   X |       |
                        ·   ·   ·   ·---·   ·---·---·   ·---·   ·
                      7 |               | + |       | X   X |   |
                        ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·---·---·   ·
                      8 |               | + |                   |
                        ·   ·   ·   ·   ·---·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·
                      9 |                                       |
                        ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   ·
                     10 |                                       |
                        ·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·---·


(Directions on the pieces added for clarity).

Hope that helps. It would be really neat to have Cathedral available in the
server.

Sirrus