[99902] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Direction and Movement with respect to Klin Zha
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gaerfindel)
Tue Dec 2 16:40:51 2014
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 16:40:31 -0500
From: Gaerfindel <gaerfindel@hotmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In-Reply-To: <BLU436-SMTP2262A29215651CD96E069E9D27D0@phx.gbl>
Errors-To: tlhingan-hol-bounces@kli.org
On 12/1/2014 8:09 AM, Gaerfindel wrote:
> On 12/1/2014 7:05 AM, De'vID wrote:
>> On 30 November 2014 at 06:57, Gaerfindel <gaerfindel@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> This makes excellent sense. I'll have to review how each piece =
>>> moves, but I
>>> like the idea of saying (for example) : {loS qam 'evDaq leng pavwI' =
>>> chan wej
>>> botlhDaq} "the flier at east 3 center moves northwest 4 spaces." =
>>> (Assuming
>>> I've got the grammar right.)
>>
>> I'd be inclined to use a verb for moving one step with {N-logh}, and
>> split that sentence into two:
>> {chan wej botlhDaq puvwI' tu'lu'. 'evDaq loSlogh leng.}
>>
Thinking more about it, I think there might be a (semi-)rational, and =
uniquely Klingon way of identifying each space on a {tlhInja 'echlet}. =
(Or should that be {tlhInja may' 'echlet}?):
Each player {SuvwI'} "warrior/combatant" throws the spindles which are =
traditionally {jav reD mey=92 HoS tutmey} "(regular) hexagonal prisms", =
but nowadays are just as commonly {buq'Irmey} "cubes." {mangghomDaj =
manglaH naSwI'} "the winner can arrange his/her army (the playing =
pieces)" or {ghol mangghom manglaH ghol 'e' chaw naSwI'} "allow the =
opponent to place his/her army (first)."
{mangghommey luwIv SuvwI'} "The warriors each choose their armies." =
(Traditionally coloured green & gold, but presumably others are available..)
Let's leave aside the number and names of the pieces, for the =
moment--and the likely fact that there are certain, commonly seen =
arrangements.
Now, suppose that each {mIch} "corner" (lit. "sector") of the {'echlet} =
is designated {chan, 'ev, tIng je} with {chan} being the {mIch chIm} =
"empty sector." (At least at the begining of the game. As the game =
progresses, pieces may move into the empty sector.) Suppose further that =
the {ra'DIchHommey} "little triangles" (spaces) are numbered from the =
centre outward. This give us {Hut ra'DIchHom} (nine spaces) that are =
exactly between and not part of any corner of the {'echlet}. They are, =
again numbering from centre outward: {chan 'ev wa', chan 'ev cha', chan =
'ev wej; chan tIng wa', chan tIng cha', chan tIng wej; 'ev tIng wa', 'ev =
tIng cha', 'ev tIng wej je}
We then have {jav ra'DIchHom} (6 spaces) that *are* a part of a sector =
and run down the {botlh} (centerline) of each. Thus, for one example: =
{chan botlh wa', chan botlh cha', chan botlh wej,...} and so on. The =
remaining {ra'DIchHommey} are designated by how far left {poS} or right =
{nIH} they are from {botlh}. Example: {tIng wej poS cha'} (Three lines =
tIng-ward from centre, two spaces left.)
This method of designation leads (in my mind, at least) to the following =
description of a move:
{tIng wej poS cha'Daq tu'lu' puvwI'. ra'DIchHom'etlhvo' 'ev cha' nIH =
wejDaq leng. SuvwI' Hurgh ghIntaq HoH.}
At SW row 3, left 2 there's a flier. From that space it moves to NW 2, =
right 3. The lancer is killed.
Whaddya think?
~quljIb
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