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Aralzaa
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knight:N:mN:knight:b1,c1,d1,,d2,c3,d3
rookinv:R:daufdaufdaufW:rookinv:e3,,a1
kinginv:K:-:kinginv:e1,,a3
Paramount Parafigures. An army where some pieces are triply-divergent. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
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pawn:P:ifmnDfmWfceF:pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7
knight:N:N:knight:b1,g1
bishop:B:B:bishop:c1,f1
rook:R:R:rook:a1,h1
queen:Q:Q:queen:d1,,d8
R/B/N parafigure:ب:mRkcBkN:bishopinv:,,c8,f8
N/R/B parafigure:ن:mNkcRkB:knightinv:,,b8,g8
B/N/R parafigure:ر:mBkcNkR:rookinv:,,a8,h8
king:K:KisO2:king:e1,,e8
No other differences.
Ghost King Chess. The king can roam the board as an almost unkillable ghost. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]I don't remember putting theme=MV parameter. What it do? (Probably got there from copy paste)
Edit: I see. It's redundant in my comment since I also put lightShade, darkShade parameter.
Unnecessarily Complicated Chess. Members-Only Why do things the easy way, when doing them the hard way is so much more fun? (19x23, Cells: 423) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Since this comment is for a page that has not been published yet, you must be signed in to read it.
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4 Kings Quasi-Shatranj. 
Each side has 4 Kings, all pieces are short range. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
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pawn::ifmnDfmWfceF:pawn:a3,b3,c3,d3,e3,f3,g3,h3,i3,j3,,a8,b8,c8,d8,e8,f8,g8,h8,i8,j8
knight:N:N:knight:b2,i2,,b9,i9
modern elephant:E:FA:elephantferz:c2,h2,,c9,h9
phoenix:X:WA:elephantwazir:c1,h1,,c10,h10
alibaba:A:AD:elephantwarmachine:e1,f1,e2,f2,,e9,f9,e10,f10
kirin:Q:FD:warmachineferz:b1,i1,,b10,i10
woody rook:W:WD:warmachinewazir:a2,j2,,a9,j9
general:G:K:general:d2,g2,,d9,g9
king:K:K:king:a1,d1,g1,j1,,a10,d10,g10,j10
XBetza for Base on an 8x8: (abaqaq)W(afabafaqaq)afW(afafabafafaqaq)afafW(afafafabafafafaqaq)afafafW(afafafafabafafafafaqaq)afafafafW(afafafafafabafafafafafaqaq)afafafafafWR
Red Castle Chess. Red king and QR cannot move except to castle, which wins for Red.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
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graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/abstract/
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graphicsType=gif
symmetry=none
royal=6
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extinction=0
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holeColor=#c37b7b
borders=0
firstRank=1
whitePrefix=W
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hole::::i1,j1,k1,i2,j2,k2,i3,j3,k3,i4,j4,k4,i5,j5,k5,i6,j6,k6,i7,j7,k7,i8,j8,k8
pawn:P:ifmnDfmWfceF:Pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7
knight:N:N:Knight:b1,g1,,b8,g8
bishop:B:B:Bishop:c1,f1,,c8,f8
rook:R:R:Rook:a1,h1,,h8
queen:Q:Q:Queen:d1,,d8
king:K:AXXirO2:King:,,e8
rook:D:-:Rook:,,a8,k8
king:K:KisO2:King:e1,k6
Unnecessarily Complicated Chess. Members-Only Why do things the easy way, when doing them the hard way is so much more fun? (19x23, Cells: 423) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Since this comment is for a page that has not been published yet, you must be signed in to read it.
Neebing by Stuart Spence, AKA Zulban_tyr
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royal=2
royal=5
extinction=0
lightShade=#637f40
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firstRank=1
shuffle=PUL
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unicorn:U:NmQ:GrandHorse:a1,g1,,a8,g8
lion:L:K:Lion:c1,d2,,d7,e8
doe:P:mQfF:LongLeaper:b1,e1,f1,a2,b2,c2,e2,f2,g2,,a7,b7,c7,e7,f7,g7,b8,c8,f8
buck:R:mKcfRfW:Deer:a3,b3,f3,g3,,a6,b6,f6,g6
tree:::Over:d1,,d8
But with shuffle.
Unnecessarily Complicated Chess. Members-Only Why do things the easy way, when doing them the hard way is so much more fun? (19x23, Cells: 423) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Since this comment is for a page that has not been published yet, you must be signed in to read it.
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Manticore. Moves one space orthogonally, then slides outward as a Bishop.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Gutzwiller's Chess (James Gutzwiller, 1969). Developed by Cincinatti Chess League when Gutzwiller mated in a league match after inadvertently transferring a bishop move to an adjacent diagonal.
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pawn:P:ifmnDfmWfceF:pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7
knight:N:N:knight:b1,g1,,b8,g8
rook:R:R:rook:a1,h1,,a8,h8
queen:Q:Q:queen:d1,,d8
gutzwiller bishop:B:yavsW:aanca:c1,f1,,c8,f8
king:K:KisO2:king:e1,,e8
Unnecessarily Complicated Chess. Members-Only Why do things the easy way, when doing them the hard way is so much more fun? (19x23, Cells: 423) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Since this comment is for a page that has not been published yet, you must be signed in to read it.
Ghost King Chess. The king can roam the board as an almost unkillable ghost. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Since when did 1.5 and 1 ply become an option?
Kangaroo Chess. Row of kangaroos behind the pawns behind the pawns. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]˙suʍɐd ɟo sʍoɹ ᄅ ǝɹɐ ǝɹǝɥ┴ ¿ʇou ʎɥM
Nachtmahr. Game with seven different kinds of Nightriders. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
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shuffle=KNR,DFW
shatranj pawn:P:fmWfcF:pawn:a3,b3,c3,d3,e3,f3,g3,h3,,a6,b6,c6,d6,e6,f6,g6,h6
nightrider:N:NN:nightrider:d1,,d8
(4,0)-zigzag nightrider:W:hsr(afz)N:/graphics.dir/alfaeriemisc/bagleyjones/%horsezz4.gif:h1,,h8
(3,3)-zigzag nightrider:G:hsl(afz)N:/graphics.dir/alfaeriemisc/bagleyjones/%knightzzlight3.gif:c1,,c8
quintessence:Q:zN:/graphics.dir/alfaeriemisc/wheeler/%zebracamelrider.gif:g1,,g8
rose:R:qN:rose:b1,,b8
(1,1)-zigzag nightrider:F:hsr(abz)11N:/graphics.dir/alfaeriemisc/bagleyjones/%knightzzlight1.gif:f1,,f8
(2,0)-zigzag nightrider:D:hsl(abz)N:/graphics.dir/alfaeriemisc/bagleyjones/%horsezz3.gif:a1,,a8
worsen:L:(abq)5N:lion--rose:
king:K:KisO2:king:e1,,e8
Ghost King Chess. The king can roam the board as an almost unkillable ghost. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Yes, if what you mean by Ghost King is Royal Crowned Ravager.
Nachtmahr. Game with seven different kinds of Nightriders. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]If you're talking about the piece name.
It's Jörg Knappen's.
Unnecessarily Complicated Chess. Members-Only Why do things the easy way, when doing them the hard way is so much more fun? (19x23, Cells: 423) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Since this comment is for a page that has not been published yet, you must be signed in to read it.
Nachtmahr. Game with seven different kinds of Nightriders. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]It's not in this game but is mentioned on this page. I included it as a piece that can only be obtained through promotions in my interactive diagram because it just felt right. Also pressing restart will shuffle the pieces since I'm not a fan of the starting position on this page.
Alexandrite Mine by Stuart Spence, AKA Zulban_tyr
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shuffle=QUK
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pawn:P:ifmnDfmWfceF:Pawn:a3,b3,c3,d3,e3,f3,g3,,a6,b6,c6,d6,e6,f6,g6
morph=Q/!R...R!/U.....U
bishop:B:B:Bishop:b2,e2,,b7,e7
rook:R:R:Rook:c1,e1,,c8,e8
queen:Q:Q:Queen:d1,,d8
unicorn:U:NmQ:Unicorn:c2,f2,,c7,f7
king:K:K:King:d2,,d7
But with shuffle
Why ask me? I'm not the inventor.
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There's AI versus AI in ChessCraft since 1.11 but since ChessCraft AI considers Sleepy BalaQueen weaker than Bishop, I didn't use ChessCraft AI to test for the balance. Each piece from this army is estimated to be slightly weaker than their FIDEs counterpart except for the Knight. If the army is too weak, you can instead play the previous version of this army which you could play in ChessCraft version 1.14. The only difference is that they could deliver checks without a neighbor.