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+# IDEA.md — blind_chess
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+## What is this?
+Web-based two player chess game cleanly imlementing the game variation below, but where the physical separation is digial and the moderator is the computer.
+Implements existing chess game open source code (research)
+
+## Original game variation (real world)
+2 players play chess, battleship-style, a moderator sits between them syncing boards and announcing if a proposed move is acceptable. Player 1 and player 2 cannot see each other's boards, but the moderator 
+sees all.
+The game depends on the moderator, who needs to understand the “hierarchy” of statements, for example:
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+ 
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+That piece no longer exists
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+The piece has no legal moves
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+Illegal move
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+Moving that piece will not help you
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+White has moved
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+Black has moved and captured
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+White is in check
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+Black has castled
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+White has moved and captured en passant
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+The moderator has a full board of his own, and needs to make sure the player boards have pieces of his own color placed correctly
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+There are definite strategy points for the players.  It is very important that if a player touches a piece, and the moderator is silent, the player must move that piece until a legal move is completed.
+
+## Problem it solves
+This game is very cumbersome in real life and requires 3 people. Digitizing it eliminates all of that.
+
+## Constraints / preferences
+chess.sethpc.xyz -> two buttons (regular chess(vanilla) or blind chess(variaton) -> creates a hashed link for you to send to the other player. Only way to join a game is to follow that hashed link
+OR propose a better method for low-friction p2p
+Game follows verbage and rules of variation, but the moderator and moderator board are digitized. Each player only sees their pieces.
+
+## Things to address
+Does the sourced version highlight acceptable moves? if so, we should un-highlight illegal moves, and not reveal capture moves. Unlike normal chess, once you touch a piece you must move that piece, except 
+if that piece has no legal moves.
+Highlighting in general should be a per-game toggleable option at game rules start.