Hans 38Special
This is an entry of Eric Greenwood for the contest to
design a chess variant on a board with 38 squares.
Description
1 2 3 4 5 6
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H |*B*| H
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G |*N*|*B*|*G*|*K*|*S*|*D*| G
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
F |*Be|*Sh|*Ch|*Ch|*Sh|*Be| F
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
E | | | | | | | E
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
D | | | | | | | D
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C | Be| Sh| Ch| Ch| Sh| Be| C
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
B | D | S | K | G | B | N | B
+---+---+---+---+---+---+
A | B | A
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1 2 3 4 5 6
Drops are allowed; promotion is on any enemy setup square.
This game was designed specifically with
Hans37 pieces in mind!
Pawns 'n' Pieces
Pawns
- Be: Berolina Pawn
- moves diagonally forward 1 and takes forward 1.
Promotes to Wazir.
- Sh: Shatranj Pawn
- moves forward 1 and takes diagonally forward 1.
Promotes to Firzan.
- Ch: Chinese pawn
- moves and takes 1 forward. Promotes to "A"
(Across the river) by crossing the middle of the board.
Pieces
- D: Dabbabah
- moves to the second square horizontally or vertically,
and may move w/o capturing to the 1st horiz. or Vert. square.
Promotes to Rook.
- N: Chinese kNightrider
- moves like a knight, but MUST move the
first part of the move to an unoccupied horizontal or vertical
square before going to the diagonal. (May not Jump.) As long as there
is a clear path, the piece may keep going in the same
direction. Promotes to Tiger.
- B: Short Bishop
- May move 1 or 2 squares diagonally only, and may not
Jump to the 2nd square. Promotes to Full Bishop.
- S: Silver
- moves as Shogi Silver. Promotes to Gold.
- G: Gold
- moves as Shogi Gold. Promotes to Wolf.
Promotions
- Firzan
- promoted Shatranj Pawn. Moves 1 square diagonally.
- Wazir
- promoted Berolina Pawn. Moves 1 square Horiz. or Vert.
- Across
- Chinese pawn past midway. Moves forward or sideways.
If moved into the "citadel" square, becomes piece-in-hand.
- Rook
- promoted Dabbabah. As Chess Rook.
- Bishop
- promoted short bishop. As Chess Bishop.
- Tiger
- promoted kNightrider. As Chess Knight,(may Jump now)plus
may move 1 square any direction.
- Wolf
- promoted Gold. Moves 1 square any except straight back.
Well, have fun w/ it-that's what counts! :)
Comment by HB
Although not mentioned explicitly, it is clear from Eric's description that
usual chess rules as check, mate, stalemate, apply; the K is the king, that
moves as in usual chess.
Written by Eric Greenwood. Html-makeup and comment added by Hans Bodlaender.
This is an entry in the Contest to make a chess variant
on a board with 38 squares.
WWW page created: October 24, 1997. Last modified: March 2, 1998.