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Sissa Style Chess

This game combines Carlos Cetina's Sissa with several similar short-range pieces.

Setup

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Pieces

K

The king moves one step in any direction. There is no castling.

P

The pawn is an ordinary pawn, with the initial double step and en passant capturability. Pawns promote on the last rank.

T

The Titan makes one or two diagonal steps, and may change direction for the second step.

W

The Warrior makes one or two orthogonal steps, and may change direction for the second step.

R

The Prince makes one diagonal step, or one orthogonal step, or one of each.

C

The Conjurer makes one 0,2 leap and one diagonal step, in either order. The first step must be to an empty square.

J

The Jennet makes one 2,2 leap and one orthogonal step, in either order. The first step must be to an empty square.

S

The Sissa must make both a Rook move and a Bishop move of equal distance in either order.

Rules

All rules are as in chess.

Notes

The Conjurer and Jennet are inspired by the Sissa and the Twisted and Flexible Knights from Atlantean Barroom Shatranj.

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By Daniel Zacharias.

Last revised by Daniel Zacharias.


Web page created: 2024-04-11. Web page last updated: 2024-04-11

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