i am a painter-photographer who's been working for several years on a new type of chess game that's played in colour. i managed to get a general idea on my website, but would appreciate if somebody could give me some help to make the game more interactive.(i'm fairly new to gamedesign) here's the link --played with coloured pieces http://www.theapplegallery.com/drag%20and%20drop+january11-transp.htm --played with little carpets http://www.theapplegallery.com/drag%20and%20drop+.htm i managed to show things with the drag and drop system but need help with-(1)how could i put the pieces straight on top of the carpets? (2)is there a way of counting the moves people make? (3)any help or idea to make it more interactive (4)i have seen somewhere a chess game in flash where the moves pieces made, where shown here's the link http://www.newsandentertainment.com/zfchess.html could i use something similar ?