Wizard Chess

Introduction

Setup

	12 D C A Z A C D
	11 W G W W W G W
	10 - - H W H - -
	 9 - - - - - - -
	 8 - - - - - - -
	 7 - - - - - - -
	 6 - - - - - - -
	 5 - - - - - - -
	 4 - - - - - - -
	 3 - - H W H - -
	 2 W G W W W G W
	 1 D C A Z A C D
	   A B C D E F G

Pieces

Z - Wizard (or Wizard-King): The Wizard is the King piece. The Wizard moves and captures exactly like a King in European Chess, except that the Wizard also has a special Teleportation Move. Once, and only once, during the game the Wizard can change places with any piece of his same color anywhere on the board. This move can only be made when the Wizard is not in check. The Wizard can never move to a square that would put him in check.

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	 xZx
	 xxx
	

D - Dragon: The Dragon moves like a Queen when it is not capturing, any number of unoccupied squares in a straight line orthogonally or diagonally. To capture a piece, the Dragon must jump over one (and only one) intervening piece (it does not matter whose piece) in it's line of movement, like a Cannon in Chinese Chess. The Dragon cannot move and capture in the same turn.

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	 o o o
	x  x  x  

C - Chariot: The Chariot moves and captures exactly like a European Chess Rook or a Chinese Chess Chariot.

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	    x  
	  xxCxx
	    x
	    x

A - Archer: The Archer moves one or two squares orthogonally. To capture the Archer does not move, therefore it is the only piece that captures without taking over the position of the piece it captures. The Archer can capture or "kill" any piece that is two squares away diagonally. The Archer can capture whether or not a piece is between the Archer and the capture square. The Archer has to either move or capture, he cannot do both in the same turn.

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	 -mo
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	 om-
	x m x

G - Giant: The Giant moves and captures exactly like a King in European Chess, except that he can also move and capture two squares in any diagonal direction if he so chooses.

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	 xxx
	 xGx
	 xxx
	x   x

H - Hero: To move, the Hero moves one square diagonally only in any direction. The Hero can capture one square in any orthogonal direction only. The Hero cannot move and capture on the same turn.

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	xHx
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W - Warrior: The Warrior moves one square diagonally forward, except on the first move, when it can move either one, two or three squares diagonally forward. On this first move the Warrior does not need to travel in a straight line. In other words, on the first move only, the Warrior may change direction with each square traveled (or zig-zag). The Warrior captures one square straight ahead only. The Warrior cannot move and capture on the same turn.

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Rules

1. The object of the game is to check-mate the opponent's Wizard-King.
2. Black always goes first.
3. There is no castling and no en passant.
4. Warrior Capture: This rule applies only to Warriors. If a Warrior is captured in it's own territory, instead of being removed from play it is placed on any of the vacant squares marked with an X in it's camp by the player whose piece it is. If a Warrior crosses the border into the opponent's territory and is captured it is removed from play.
5. Wizard Confrontation: The Wizards can never face each other directly in the same orthogonal or diagonal file without a piece being between them. Similar to the Generals in Chinese Chess, this would be considered being in check.
6. Promotion: If at the end of it's move, one of your Warriors, Heroes or Giants lands in the opponent's camp (the three rows where the opponent's pieces begin the game), a Warrior promotes to a Hero, a Hero promotes to a Giant, and a Giant promotes to a Chariot. No other pieces can be promoted and no piece can be promoted more than once. Promotion occurs immediately upon landing in the opponent's camp, at the end of your movement. The only exception to immediate promotion is the Dragon Resurrection rule. The promoted piece cannot move or capture until the next turn.
7. Dragon Resurrection: If one of your Dragons has been killed and one of your Warriors, Heroes or Giants reaches the opponent's camp, the player may choose to try to reach the last row of the opponent's camp in order to resurrect your Dragon instead of being promoted. This decision must be announced immediately upon entering the opponent's camp and the piece then forfeits it's ability to promote. If the piece succeeds in reaching the last row, the Dragon replaces that piece on the board and it cannot move or capture until the next turn. There can never be more than two Dragons per player. Each Dragon can only be resurrected one time per game.
8. Stalemate: There is no stalemate, but a draw can be declared if both players mutually agree to it.

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