Size matters

AdminX · Post by **AdminX** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:07 pm

Don't get me wrong, I love my Novag Citrine and I like what I can do with it when it comes to the features that it offers. I often take it with me when I go on out of town road trips.

Now with that said and out of the way. When I am at home or in a tournament setting. There is no replacing my DGT Board and Pieces. For me in these cases, size really does matter.

Yes, I know DGT cost more, but ...

bob · Post by **bob** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:41 pm

what the devil is that cylindrical piece in the lower left-hand corner (brown)???

Terry McCracken · Post by **Terry McCracken** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:24 pm

bob wrote:what the devil is that cylindrical piece in the lower left-hand corner (brown)???

An unfinished Rook?

Dirt · Post by **Dirt** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:30 pm

Terry McCracken wrote:
bob wrote:what the devil is that cylindrical piece in the lower left-hand corner (brown)???
An unfinished Rook? :?

If I had to guess, I'd say it was just upside down.

Steve B · Post by **Steve B** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:31 pm

bob wrote:what the devil is that cylindrical piece in the lower left-hand corner (brown)???

actually it is called the FAP or Feature Activation Piece
the Citrine has no feature buttons so all features(such as changing levels..playing black from bottom..etc etc.) are initiated by activating a square on the board
this piece is used to activate a feature
it is really no different than any other piece and can be used to replace any piece on the board and any piece can be used to activate a feature
no other dedicated chess computer ever released for sale had a piece like this
comes in handy when promoting to a queen if a queen is already on the board
otherwise its a bit silly really
perfect example of "over thinking" a solution to a problem that does not exit in the first place

Too Much can sometimes be too little regards
Steve

Volker Pittlik · Post by **Volker Pittlik** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:11 pm

bob wrote:what the devil is that cylindrical piece in the lower left-hand corner (brown)???

Possibly a joker?

vp

fern · Post by **fern** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:08 pm

If I was a woman I am sure I could understand all the nuances of your proposition about size; as a straigh man, it is more difficult.
Too big a board is problematic. I have Two rooms for my library, desk, comps et all, but even being my main desk a dinner table of big size, to use a big set is cumbersome. Sooner or later you move ut a sme ile of books or pencils fall.....

Fern

Tony Thomas · Post by **Tony Thomas** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:09 pm

Volker Pittlik wrote:
bob wrote:what the devil is that cylindrical piece in the lower left-hand corner (brown)???
Possibly a joker?

vp

No way its this guy..

AdminX · Post by **AdminX** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:17 pm

fern wrote:If I was a woman I am sure I could understand all the nuances of your proposition about size; as a straigh man, it is more difficult.
Too big a board is problematic. I have Two rooms for my library, desk, comps et all, but even being my main desk a dinner table of big size, to use a big set is cumbersome. Sooner or later you move ut a sme ile of books or pencils fall.....

Fern

ROTFLMAO

Lion · Post by **Lion** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:34 am

Well,

I was always considering buying a DGT board to play against my computer.

But since I knew that you anyway have to look at the screen to see what is the computer move, I do see anymore the added value of DGT board in that case.

Why not just use a normal board ?

regards

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