Circular Chess

Is anyone famiilar with circular chess? I recently  got a catalog that had a set for $50. The catalog said that circular chess was an old form of chess that died out during medievel times. White sets up in the center and Black on the outer rim. 

wikipedia:

Circular chess is a chess variant played using the standard set of pieces on a circular board consisting of four rings, each of sixteen squares. This is topologically equivalent to playing on the surface of a cylinder.

Thanks trigs

actually just found this link if you're interested:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/aspnet/circular_chess.aspx

Greg the board in the catalog was different, it was a full circle, no hole in the middle, and the white pieces were set up in the middle, with their backs to each other, facing outward. The black pieces were set up on the outside rim, spaced apart with one pawn in front of each piece. 

sounds very interesting

wow, this looks a lot more.. different!  This would provide a whole new set of strategies!

hmmm, 

other than different and interesting, what does a circular board have to offer other than complex? LOL

cool