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Your opinion on 'Horde Chess'

I think he meant as black.

Anyway, I for one meant that *black* should take towards the center, not the edges. But my understanding of horde isn't in the same universe as goldilocks'.
If the black wining % is low (i for myself dont have big problems to win as black unless i get in time trouble...or something go terribly wrong in the "opening") i would consider allow the backrank pawn file able to advance 2 squares.

This is the funniest chess variant ive tried so far.
My opinion is that despite all the battle, debate between balanced and unbalanced, even if black is worst the win is more epic.
Here my first game with black with long time control against new user
Its just a normal game but I feel so happy advancing all that mass of pawns
http://en.lichess.org/uF2unoxt/black#91
so Chesswiz idea was great for the first day
now maybe white can learn some tricks and the game loses its allure but I dont know I need to play more games to tell.
I think that if white makes a couple of sacrificies early I get crushed but the game is too much fun for new users to change it so early, give it a couple of days, or weeks before "improving" it.
seconds later, my opinion was the opposite
http://en.lichess.org/wKyIvl9E/black#62
I dont care if I played good or bad moves, it was extremely frustrating and boring seeing white all he did is waiting for black to blunder as I already mentioned the first day, white can simply move the pieces around and this is like watching paint dry but if anyone enjoys it, I dont have the patience for that.
I think if white just makes random moves, then it only helps black advance and crush him with a solid, advanced mass.
"extremely frustrating and boring"

Yes, you just described Horde Chess. It's strange, but I still enjoy it. Maybe I like being frustrated and bored. Yes, I think so.
I compiled a list of horde games I found most interesting (not necessarily because they were good games):









#63 "My opinion is that despite all the battle, debate between balanced and unbalanced, even if black is worst the win is more epic."
This is exactly my feeling. I don't dispute that black must defend from the first move... I like defending and ultimately counter-attack. I don't see why it must be 'balanced' - can you defend well against seemingly insurmountable odds? So far I do fine with black - and I actually enjoy playing black more. If white turns out to have a forced win - then changes should be made... but I have yet to encounter an opponent who wins with white every time.
#61 - black should take towards the edges - to bolster the single-defended pawns there. Cynosure, however, beat me with the first central break-through I have seen - so you obviously can't move all your pawns to the edges! :D

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