Please read before you start your first game in the ArenA.
General
Entering a move is simple, but requires a fairly strict format. First and foremost:
- Put the cursor on a square to get the coordinates and the piece, if present.
- The applet does not accept shorthand notation such as 'f35'.
You must comply with the required format, in this case 'f3-f5'.
- However, the applet is basically a board and, provided the format is correct, will accept illegal moves just as a physical board would. There's an extended 'undo' function that allows you to take back any number of moves, provided the opponent cooperates by taking back his.
- With the command menu you can undo your last move, end a game by accepting a loss or negotiate a draw.
Specific
- In a linear move, specify the tailman (which may be any man behind the head) and the vacant square in front, separated by a hyphen (-), as in 'f2-f5'.
You may add an 'x' to denote capture, e.g. 'h4-e4x', or replace the hyphen by an 'x', e.g. 'h4xe4', but neither is necessary.
- For a single man specify the start- and endsquare.
For a multiple piece capture specify the start- and endsquare and every square in between, seperated by a hyphen, e.g. 'd6-e6-e5x' (d6xe6xe5).
- Promotion follows automatically upon reaching the backrank.
- If you find yourself blocked or wiped out or otherwise in a lost position, please choose 'Resign' from the command menu to acknowledge and officially end the game.
New
- The Bushka applet is now 'clickable'. When moving a piece, click it first. Next click the square you want to move it. In a linear move, click the last man of the line and the vacant square in front. In a capture, click all squares your piece will visit in sequence, up to and including the endsquare. They will be marked and the corresponding move will appear in the "your Move" field.
- To clear, click on the bottom-right button [>>>|] (go to end). Now you can start over.
- The click method only works in the end position. When you're happy with the move, enter your password and click "Submit move" as usual.
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| Applet format | Shorthand |
| 1. | f2-f5 | c7-c5 | f25 | c75 |
| 2. | e3-d3 | b5-b4 | ed3 | b54 |
| 3. | f4-e4 | b4-c4 | fe4 | bc4 |
| 4. | e4-d4x | c5-d5 | ed4x | cd5 |
| 5. | h5-e5x | c6-c5 | hxe5 | c65 |
| 6. | g5-d5x | d9-d6x | gxd5 | d9x6 |
| 7. | i6-g6 | d8-d5 | ig6 | d85 |
| 8. | e5-e6 | e0-e7x | e56 | e0x7 |
| 9. | f5-e5-e6x | e9-e7x | f5e6x | e9x7 |
On the left the format as required by the applet.
(note: the 'x's are not required)
On the right the shorthand notation in over the board play - not for the applet. |
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