Rithmomachy: Unearth a 400-Year-Old Game

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A user has created a rithmomachy board, also known as the philosophers game, which combines elements of chess and number theory. They express a desire to find others interested in playing long-distance games, suggesting that moves could be shared as pictures for community commentary. The user notes the lack of tournaments or modern platforms for rithmomachy, highlighting the potential for a digital version that could facilitate multiplayer gaming. They mention the Processing IDE as a possible tool for developing a graphical user interface for the game, alongside the challenge of creating a human versus computer gameplay experience. A link to a non-networked applet for rithmomachy is also shared, emphasizing the need for more accessible online options.
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I have made a rithmomachy board, also known as the philosophers game. The game can be described as "chess combined with number theory": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rithmomachy

Unfortunately, all people that actually know how to play this game have died more than 400 years ago. ... or have they? Is there somebody with a rithmomachy board who is interested in playing a long-distance game? We could post the moves as pictures here so others can comment on our... creativity.
 
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Looks interesting, I couldn't find any tournaments for the game only the wikipedia article. It would be great if someone implemented the game on a tablet or website for multi-player gaming.

Processing IDE comes to mind as a means of developing a GUI for it and then adding code to allow for human vs computer play although like chess that would be a big endeavor.
 

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