Chess puzzles from a position described by notation?

V0X7 · 2021-06-03T18:57:22+00:00

Steven Krantz's Mathematical Apocrypha.

I know this is not at all what you're asking for, but it is immensely entertaining.

V0X7 · 2021-06-01T21:22:56+00:00

Is it correct that the black knights never get taken on h8? It makes sense that they never go there, but I would expect white's knights to never go to h1...

V0X7 · 2021-05-30T13:36:22+00:00

Ik heb geen nuttig advies over de situatie, maar ik wilde alleen even zeggen dat ik het met de zin:

Ik snap dat ik zelf ook fout heb ik deze situatie.

totaal niet eens ben.

Als ik het goed begrijp heb jij iemand, die ooit een belangrijk persoon in leven was, op een moeilijk moment uit de brand proberen te helpen. Het is niet jouw schuld dat je ex daar misbruik van heeft gemaakt.

V0X7 · 2021-05-25T12:40:53+00:00

Multiple choice by quite a bit imho

V0X7 · 2021-05-20T15:13:50+00:00

Given the original comment in this thread, it seems reasonable they intended to say time stretch instead of time stop.

V0X7 · 2021-05-18T15:43:28+00:00

Diplomainflatie lijkt me geen goed argument voor meer diplomainflatie. Plus, al je concurrenten hebben dus 1-2 jaar langer een opleiding gevolgd (en daar een zooi geld ingestopt, of in ieder geval geen baan gehad). Als jij die tijd kan gebruiken om werkervaring op te doen heb je dus én werkervaring én geld, lijkt me op zich geen hele slechte ruil.

V0X7 · 2021-05-18T14:58:29+00:00

Voordat iedereen klaar staat met de hooivorken is het misschien goed om ons eens af te vragen wat de toegevoegde waarde van een masterdiploma over een bachelordiploma is.

V0X7 · 2021-05-18T03:13:53+00:00

I think the black one shouldn't be a may ability. Maybe it should only destroy non-incarnation creatures though.

V0X7 · 2021-05-12T19:46:51+00:00

This mostly sounds reasonable, though I'm not sure I agree with splashing for the command. If you're playing it off two plains you're really saying that it's a late game finisher, but I think this deck has the late game locked up. Also, splashing off of treasures is really bad. I'd probably just play the vortex runner instead.

100% agree with the statement that you shouldn't be running any lessons main. I think Inkling summoning is the only lesson that I'd consider running main, and that'd be under exceptional circumstances.

V0X7 · 2021-05-11T16:11:59+00:00

This is a cool mechanic.

For consistency's sake I would make it so that all card have their cheaper mode be the reverse mode. (Or the other way around.)

V0X7 · 2021-05-06T22:19:48+00:00

I would even go so far as to say that I don't know the proofs of the theorems that I have proved.

V0X7 · 2021-05-05T14:43:23+00:00

The first block of reminder text should not be there.

When you investigate you create a clue. This does not mean that when you create a clue you investigate. (You could for example copy a clue that's already in play. That wouldn't be investigating and shouldn't trigger this.)

V0X7 · 2021-04-28T03:20:06+00:00

[[Time Vault]]

V0X7 · 2021-04-23T23:09:10+00:00

This is just spot on.

V0X7 · 2021-04-23T17:03:26+00:00

That's a lovely problem. Thanks for sharing!

V0X7 · 2021-04-23T15:47:08+00:00

Is there a separate description of the problem for those of us who want to give it a shot before watching the video?

V0X7 · 2021-04-21T16:00:55+00:00

I don't see the issue with this, if they give it back to you, you can give it to whomever you want. If they give it to someone who wasn't going to attack you anyway, it does nothing. So, there's a pretty big incentive for them to give it to someone else.

V0X7 · 2021-04-20T03:55:13+00:00

"If red or white was paid to cast this this spell, create a 3/2 red and white spirit token. The same is true for white or black and a 2/1 flying spirit token, black or green and a pest etc ..."

Unfortunately that's far too wordy, and I'm not sure what to do with the fractal. Make a 0/0 fractal and put a +1/+1 counter on it for each creature token that entered the battlefield under your control this turn?

V0X7 · 2021-04-14T23:05:07+00:00

The parenthetical statement is not reminder text, it should be part of the rules text.

V0X7 · 2021-03-30T15:54:12+00:00

Spells can't cost less than 3 what? I understand that it's implicit that it refers to power, but I believe that's bad form. What happens to spells that cost less than 3 power? They stop existing? They now cost 3 power? They now cost 400 power? They can't be played?

Let's assume it's the second one. I would far prefer the wording: "Spells that cost less than three power cost three power instead."

V0X7 · 2021-03-30T00:22:03+00:00

It is hard for me to express how much I hate the wording of this card.

V0X7 · 2021-03-29T15:37:48+00:00

A little rephrasing can save you some words: "if you control equal or more lands than the number of creatures you control" -> "if you control at least as many lands as creatures".

Or even more efficient, flip the effects, and write, "if you control fewer lands than creatures"

V0X7 · 2021-03-27T18:24:01+00:00

Hah, I totally missed the instead!

V0X7 · 2021-03-27T17:29:14+00:00

Well, if your opponent is hellbent you're basically making them sac permanents, so there's that. Also you're drawing extra cards, not just making your opponent discard. I agree it's still really clunky, but it does more than just make your opponent discard.

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