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Minor Chess Variations. Slight diffs from popular inventions. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Sun, Feb 23 02:07 PM UTC:
files=8 ranks=8 promoZone=1 promoChoice=NBR graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/imperial/ squareSize=50 graphicsType=gif symmetry=none royal=K borders=0 firstRank=1 darkShade=#102263 rimColor=#0d5830 coordColor=#ffedc3 lightShade=#bd4740 whitePrefix=W blackPrefix=B 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,d1,g1,,b8,d8,g8 bishop:B:B:Bishop:c1,f1,,c8,f8 rook:R:R:Rook:a1,h1,,a8,h8 king:K:KisO2:King:e1,,e8 Unthawed Viking (Captures up to 4 squares orthogonally. Travels up to 3 squares orthogonally. At the start of the game, put a viking hat on a non-King Piece of your choice. This starts in your hand. Can't be dropped unless atleast 4 enemy pieces are in your hand. You lost those 4 pieces if you drop this. When dropped; Freeze all non-King pieces on the last rank. Frozen pieces can't move. Player can thaw a frozen piece instead of moving a piece to spend a turn. When you promote a piece with the viking hat to this by dropping this on it; This piece's movement range is increased by 1 & freezes all non-King pieces InSteæd. Just kidding. This piece isn't in this variant):U:cW4W3:Emperor: