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Dealer's Chess. Armies are chosen by dealing special cards. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Bob Greenwade wrote on Fri, Nov 17, 2023 05:00 PM UTC in reply to Jean-Louis Cazaux from 05:59 AM:

Here's a shot at that, using the Linebacker Pawn (which has the longest XBetza of any piece that I know of). The entry would look like

Linebacker Pawn - PLB - linebackerpawn - fhmKifmnDifmnAfhmpafabucKifhmpafmpafabucK
Moves one space directly or diagonally forward (two for the opening move). Cannot capture, but pushes an enemy piece to the empty square just beyond.

The resulting card:

I realize that the XBetza is a little hard to read. Sorry, but 7-point type is the largest I could go and fit the whole XBetza on one line. (Of course, with a string like that, it could be 15-point type and still hard to read.)