Is there an association of abstract strategy players or players of chess variants?

Rich Hutnik

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Aug 15, 2007, 3:41:44 AM8/15/07

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A discussion came up on Boardgame Geek to discuss abstract strategy
games, and I asked what people's thoughts were to have a world champ
at abstract strategy games in general, or one for chess variants as a
single category (rather than one variant). The thread is here:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/1663392

Well, I am curious if anyone knows if there is an official association
of abstract strategy players, or one for chess variants, to regulate
the determining of who would be champion of abstract strategy games in
general, or more specifically chess variants.

Anyone know of this for sure? If there isn't one, is anyone here
interested in starting one?

Thank you for your time...
- Rich

Rich Hutnik

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Sep 8, 2007, 1:28:56 AM9/8/07

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Again, is anyone interested in getting one started?

- Rich

Bill Taylor

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Sep 10, 2007, 1:59:29 AM9/10/07

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On Sep 8, 5:28 pm, Rich Hutnik <getr...@1upandup.com> wrote:
> On Aug 15, 3:41 am, Rich Hutnik <getr...@1upandup.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, I am curious if anyone knows if there is an official association
> > of abstract strategy players, or one for chess variants, to regulate
> > the determining of who would be champion of abstract strategy games in
> > general, or more specifically chess variants.
>
> > Anyone know of this for sure? If there isn't one, is anyone here
> > interested in starting one?
>

> Again, is anyone interested in getting one started?

I would like to nominate a name for it, once it starts up.

IAGO !

International Abstract Games Organisation.

And the players need to have the devious twisted minds
of Shakespeare's great character from Othello!

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Rich Hutnik

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Sep 10, 2007, 4:41:20 PM9/10/07

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On Sep 10, 1:59 am, Bill Taylor <w.tay...@math.canterbury.ac.nz>
wrote:

> On Sep 8, 5:28 pm, Rich Hutnik <getr...@1upandup.com> wrote:
>
> > On Aug 15, 3:41 am, Rich Hutnik <getr...@1upandup.com> wrote:
>
> > > Well, I am curious if anyone knows if there is an official association
> > > of abstract strategy players, or one for chess variants, to regulate
> > > the determining of who would be champion of abstract strategy games in
> > > general, or more specifically chess variants.
>
> > > Anyone know of this for sure? If there isn't one, is anyone here
> > > interested in starting one?
>
> > Again, is anyone interested in getting one started?
>
> I would like to nominate a name for it, once it starts up.
>
> IAGO !
>
> International Abstract Games Organisation.
>
> And the players need to have the devious twisted minds
> of Shakespeare's great character from Othello!

Bingo. If it isn't taken, I am definitely in favor of that as a name.
I will put it up on the Super Duper Games site. The idea is to have
it for abstract strategy games, but I definitely like it.

Please get involved here if you want to discuss this more:
http://forums.superdupergames.org/viewforum.php?f=14&sid=f0c22333043644e8dee6b62520bc7bca

- Rich

Rich Hutnik

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Oct 27, 2007, 11:33:40 AM10/27/07

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> Please get involved here if you want to discuss this more:http://forums.superdupergames.org/viewforum.php?f=14&sid=f0c223330436...
>
> - Rich

The forum is now here:
http://www.abstractgamers.org

And it looks like IAGO is going to be the name, short of a sudden
surprise.

- Rich