Preliminaries

paulunderwood · 2014-12-15, 19:11

Hi team, your team captain here, wishing you seasonal greetings. We will start talking shop in the new year. I am looking forward to the game and, with your help, a win :smile:

richs · 2014-12-19, 01:34

Thank you, Paul, for taking the team captain duties.

Our first order of business is to choose a flashy team name, which I think we should do before New Year's or we may have one assigned by a supermod. Blatantly stealing from the tv show, how about The Pawn Stars?

retina · 2014-12-19, 09:03

I don't feel much like a star of anything. How about a name with less implication of being great (because then one only looks stupid when one loses and like a showoff when one wins) and use something like: The evil king and his minions.

Sometimes evil wins, sometimes evil ties and sometimes evil loses so it can be appropriate for all outcomes.

richs · 2014-12-19, 15:17

I have no great attachment to the name I proposed; I was just trying to get our creative juices going!

David and Paul, any ideas?

paulunderwood · 2014-12-19, 16:17

retina's proposed team name is quite nice, but it might frighten children :wink:

henryzz · 2014-12-19, 20:38

Not particularly fussed about the name. Prefer retina's idea to rich's though.

paulunderwood · 2014-12-19, 20:43

Shall we have it capitalized: The Evil King and His Minions ? :smile:

retina · 2014-12-19, 22:43

[QUOTE=paulunderwood;390480]Shall we have it capitalized: The Evil King and His Minions ? :smile:[/QUOTE]The "His" looks too much like referring to god IMO. I wouldn't mind just the first three words capitalised.

paulunderwood · 2014-12-19, 23:32

I'll tell Mike to call us "The Evil King and his minions"... :smile:

retina · 2014-12-22, 12:57

I want to suggest the first move as the pawn at the far left to move up two spaces. Allowing the castle behind it freedom to get into the game early on.

It would be my plan to move all the pawns away early on and allowing the more powerful pieces freedom to get into the action.

paulunderwood · 2014-12-22, 13:30

This is a most unconvential opening, but let's explore it! I will study [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ware_Opening"]1.a4[/URL] over Christmas.

2014-12-15, 19:11	#1
paulunderwood Sep 2002 Database er0rr 11115₈ Posts	Preliminaries Hi team, your team captain here, wishing you seasonal greetings. We will start talking shop in the new year. I am looking forward to the game and, with your help, a win :smile:

2014-12-22, 13:30	#11
paulunderwood Sep 2002 Database er0rr 5·937 Posts	This is a most unconvential opening, but let's explore it! I will study [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ware_Opening"]1.a4[/URL] over Christmas. Last fiddled with by paulunderwood on 2014-12-22 at 13:33

2014-12-19, 01:34	#2
richs "Rich" Aug 2002 Benicia, California 2·859 Posts	Thank you, Paul, for taking the team captain duties. Our first order of business is to choose a flashy team name, which I think we should do before New Year's or we may have one assigned by a supermod. Blatantly stealing from the tv show, how about The Pawn Stars?

2014-12-19, 09:03	#3
retina Undefined "The unspeakable one" Jun 2006 My evil lair 6,793 Posts	I don't feel much like a star of anything. How about a name with less implication of being great (because then one only looks stupid when one loses and like a showoff when one wins) and use something like: The evil king and his minions. Sometimes evil wins, sometimes evil ties and sometimes evil loses so it can be appropriate for all outcomes.

2014-12-19, 15:17	#4
richs "Rich" Aug 2002 Benicia, California 2·859 Posts	I have no great attachment to the name I proposed; I was just trying to get our creative juices going! David and Paul, any ideas?

2014-12-19, 16:17	#5
paulunderwood Sep 2002 Database er0rr 5·937 Posts	retina's proposed team name is quite nice, but it might frighten children :wink:

2014-12-19, 20:38	#6
henryzz Just call me Henry "David" Sep 2007 Liverpool (GMT/BST) 6141₁₀ Posts	Not particularly fussed about the name. Prefer retina's idea to rich's though.

2014-12-19, 20:43	#7
paulunderwood Sep 2002 Database er0rr 5×937 Posts	Shall we have it capitalized: The Evil King and His Minions ? :smile:

2014-12-19, 22:43	#8
retina Undefined "The unspeakable one" Jun 2006 My evil lair 6,793 Posts	[QUOTE=paulunderwood;390480]Shall we have it capitalized: The Evil King and His Minions ? :smile:[/QUOTE]The "His" looks too much like referring to god IMO. I wouldn't mind just the first three words capitalised.

2014-12-19, 23:32	#9
paulunderwood Sep 2002 Database er0rr 5×937 Posts	I'll tell Mike to call us "The Evil King and his minions"... :smile:

2014-12-22, 12:57	#10
retina Undefined "The unspeakable one" Jun 2006 My evil lair 6793₁₀ Posts	I want to suggest the first move as the pawn at the far left to move up two spaces. Allowing the castle behind it freedom to get into the game early on. It would be my plan to move all the pawns away early on and allowing the more powerful pieces freedom to get into the action.