board

Board

The board consists of a set of squares Width by Height. There is no fixed limit on the width or the height of the board, although the main testing is performed on an 8x8 board configuration.

Currently, there is no real concept of 'promotion' of a piece when it reaches the 'other side' of the board. This is for various reasons:

1. We don't want to limit to just two Players, and hence two directions.
2. The board could later be made non-rectangular.
3. There are already enough mechanics.
4. Pieces, including pawns, can be currently placed anywhere on the board (within limits in relation to other pieces). So it would be silly to be able to place a pawn either at or next to a promotion square.
5. In general, though the game is like chess, there is no strict idea of "directionality" of the pieces.