Rom-142857

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I play chess variants because I'm bored of not improving at standard chess.

I make chess variants because I don't like what's already made.

I always test my variants based on three criteria : balance for weak players, balance for strong players and imbalance between strong and weak players.

I see games in a mathematical way : I don't care if my variants are "ugly",

because I focus on possibilities of winning or drawing.

This testing is not enough and my variants are often SLIGHTLY bad because they are either :

-Too complex/sharp;

-Too simple/drawish;

-Not tactical/strategical enough;

-Winning for White or for Black with some level of play I can't ever achieve;

-Not unique;

-And other reasons I have not discovered yet

I only make 2-player variants because I'm not patient finding 2 or 3 opponents. 10 mins making the variant, full days testing it.

As a chess variant player, I rely mostly on my intuition. I only calculate when I think there is a tactic. Otherwise, I just develop my pieces and try having winning threats. I don't like variants with few tactics.