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Top 200 Games on Game Courier

Based on records of finished games on Game Courier, the games listed here have been sorted and ranked based on how many times each has been played here. The number of games played links to the logs of the actual games. The name links to a page with one or more presets for playing the game. In some cases, this will include alternate sets or boards that make use of the same settings file. Since more games have been played on Game Courier than there are official pages for, not every game will be linked to a preset page. You will also find links to settings files you can select for playing the game. These are listed in order of popularity. Since the preset defining a game does not have to include a settings file, and because settings files just weren't used when the earliest presets were made, some games here do not have any. In the rare instance in which a game has no preset page and no settings file, you can still find a preset for it by going to one of the games actually played.

The URL can take the following arguments: sort=rank to sort by rank, sort=alpha to sort alphabetically, min=number to filter out games played fewer than the given number of times, max=number to filter out games ranking above the rank given by the number, and past=number to filter out games finished before the given number of seconds before the present. Default values are sort=rank&min=0&max=0&past=0. For max and past, zero values really mean infinity. When all numeric filters are zero, it will include never-played games to give a complete listing of all games available on Game Courier.

Note that you are going to find here presets with rule-enforcement and others without it, and sometimes both will be available for the same game. Most presets without rule-enforcement will clearly state that they lack it. In case it doesn't, you can tell for sure by clicking the Edit button in a game's menu page and checking whether the code for rule-enforcement is there.

RankNumberNameSettings
1457Shogi default Japanese-PNG Japanese-CSS Motif-CSS Symbolic
2320Chess with Different Armies' Unequal Armies default Knights-Colorbound Colorbound-Knights Colorbound-Rookies Rookies-Colorbound Colorbound-FIDE FIDE-Rookies Knights-Rookies FIDE-Colorbound Rookies-FIDE Rookies-Knights Knights-FIDE Nutty Knights FIDE-Knights Colorbound-Rookies_MOM Colorbound Clobberers Unequal_Armies_GS Remarkable Rookies Knights-FIDEss Colorbound-Knights_MOM FIDE-Colorboundvv Knights-Colorboundv FIDE-Knightss Knights FIDE-Colorbounds Classic-Rooksversion1 Colorbound-Knightsv Colorbound-Knightsvv FIDE-Knightsss Colorbound-Rookiess Knights-FIDEs Knights-Rooksversion Knights-Men NeglectedKnights
3281Symmetric Chess default rules
4234Chinese Chess GB-set fairychess
5207Chess' JPG-Alfaerie default fairychess Chess3 PNG-Magnetic JPG-Alfaeriev CSS-Motif
6206Chu Shogi chu
7187Janggi default SWAP
8185Cetran Chess 2 asymmetric asymmetric-enforced asym1tourney reversed_symmetric asymmetric to carlos-sagi5 cameron-jeremy cetran2 sagi-carlos3 Cetran2 Asymmetric qrknchsaKSNRCAQH sqhrkncaHQRCKANS hcsraqnkHQCRAKNS ksnhcaqrAHCSRQNK krhcqnsaHACNKQRS rkqnaschKRQNCAHS crhnqskaANHRSCKQ mirror-symmetric
9171Glinski's Hexagonal Chess default PNG-Magnetic-Earthtones PNG-Magnetic-Earthtonesvvv alf PNG-Alfaerie-nicelooking
10159Fischer Random Chess Abstract special Alfaerie Abstract2 FRC01 FRC02 special-sagi-carlos makov-sissa
11129Alice Chess default MagneticPieces alf
11129Ultima Galactic fairychess Galacticnocheck
13122Eurasian Chess newrules Eurasian fairychess
14113Sac Chess default Default-Standard Default-Alternate Default-Abstract abstract
15104Pocket Mutation Chess Alfaerie-fpd mageofmaple greg
1698McCooey's Hexagonal Chess default
1791Shako Cazaux standard newcazaux
1885Omega Chess Alfaerie Omega Chess
1983Rococo Alfaerie
2082Circular Chess default JPG-Motif 2
2082Grand Chess Abstract fairychess
2278Opulent Chess AlfaerieNew Alfaerie NoRules
2376Shatranj Alfaerie-CSS
2475Gross Chess default fairychess
2568Modern Shatranj carrillo carrillo2 Modern_Shatranj
2666Universal Chess Alfaeries asymmetric Alfaeries-asymmetric Alfaerie reversed-symmetric73 reversed-symmetric24 JM-CC Alfaerie40std
2666Capablanca Chess' default capa final capa defaultvvv
2864Latrunculi XXI Set2 Set9 Set1 Set8 Set7 Set4 Set3
2960Falcon Chess Alfaerie
3059Makruk (Thai chess) Alfaerie2r Alfaerie Alfaerie3 Alfaerie2 Alfaerie4
3158Caïssa Britannia default
3158Cetran Chess 3 asymmetric-enforced Alfaerie zcxmbqysrnkaCANKMZQYXSBR xqnabsmzkyrcAMBZQRCYNSXK yxnsmzrkcabqBZAMXCNRSKYQ amyszbkqnrcxRYKANZSQMXCB xbmacsrnkzqyCBQKMYXRAZNS
3158Petteia XXI Set7 Set2 Set1 Set9 Set4 Set6 Set8 Set3
3455Kamikaze Mortal Shogi Symbolic Japanese-CSS Japanese-PNG
3455Crazyhouse Galactic
3455Pocket Shogi Copper' default
3752Colossus rules Quad
3752Euchess Euchess default
3752Berolina Chess Chess3 Alfaerie berolinachess-joyful
4048Shatranji default
4147Maorider Chess default Maorider Chess Checkered
4147Different Pawns Random Chess default
4345Wildebeest Chess default Wildebeest Chess Wildebeest Chess with rules Wildebeest
4345Courier Chess AlfaerieCourier Alfaerie def
4542shako_balbo default standard
4641Cardinal Chess Default default
46414-WAY CHESS 4-WAY CHESS
4641Apothecary Chess-Modern ApothecaryChess-Modern Apothecary_Chess-Modern
4940Chess 9x9 default reinforced Default special
5039Expanded Chess expanded-test expanded jump-and-castle default expanded-no-castling arx-sissa king-jumping
5039Cetran Chess 1 asymmetric-enforced asymmetric asymmetric by carlos-sagi4 carlos-sagi1 carlos-sagi2
5238Catapults of Troy
5238Dimension X Dimension X
5238Glinski's Hexagonal Chess (Symmetric) Default
5238Hannibal Chess default default-v2 RegularCastling
5238Anti-King Chess II Alfaerie
5737Maxima Galactic
5836Moderate Progressive Chess default Silver-Gifford
5935Great Shatranj Great Shatranj D Great Shatranj R
6034Metamachy default metamachy test2 test
6133Minishogi default Minishogi
6133Apothecary Chess-Classic ApothecaryChess-Classic Apothecary_Chess-Classic
6332Bear Chess default
6332Seirawan Chess Seirawan Chess seirawan(big) seirawan2(big)
6332Cylindrical Chess Alfaerie default Circular
6631Grand Cavalier Chess default
6730Embassy Chess default
6730Tenjiku Shogi default tenjiku
6929Frog Chess default RegularCastling enforced
7028Judkin's Shogi default Judkin
7028Hostage Chess Corrected Magnetic
7227Tripunch Chess AlfaerieMany
7227Unicorn Great Chess default
722710-directional Chess default 10DChess
7526Grand Shatranj Grand Shatranj D Grand Shatranj R
7526Storm the Ivory Tower version2
7526Wormhole Chess default
7825Smess Smess
7825Victorian Chess Magnetic
7825Schoolbook Chess default
8124Falcon Chess RFNB Alfaerie
8124Heavy Gravity Chess default grav defaultvvv
8124Mini Hexchess default
8423Football Chess default
8423Lions and Unicorns Chess LandUChess standard
8423Xiang Hex default Western variant
8722Modern Carrera's Chess default
87222 Queen Rocky Horror Lycanthropic Chess defaultx symmetric snails
8722Ajax Orthodox Chess Alfaerie1 Alfaeire
8722Switching Chess
8722EIGHT-STONE CHESS default
8722Janus Chess default JanusChess JanusChessRev
9321Mamra Chess with Wuss defaultx
9321Cavalier Chess Motif
9520Go go go9 go13
9520HyperModern Shatranj rules HMS1
9520Maasai Chess Default-v5 Default-Alternate Default-v4
9520Tamerlane Chess Tamerlane Chess Tamerlane ChessI
9520TenCubed Chess Alfaerie TenCubed Chess Abstract
10019Double Chess Alfaerie Gregs
10118Extra Move Chess default Abstract
10118Hanga Roa
10118Chieftain Chess Chieftain Chess 1.0 Auto default
10118Avalanche Chess
10118Hex Shogi 91 default
10118Miniature Chess
10118Clockwork Orange Chess Abstract-Magnetic
10118Balanced Marseillais Chess' Abstract default
10118Rococo with Pushme-Pullyus Alfaerie
10118Wildebeest Chess Decimal wildebeest10x10
11117Coherent Chess Coherent-1 Coherent1 enforced
11117Chaturanga v myChaturanga
11117Shatranj of Troy Symbolic
11117Tutti-Frutti Chess Tuttifruttitimetravel rules_enforced
11516Backlash ver1
11516Renniassance Chess Renniassance Chess default
11516Panoply default
11815Mamra Chess
11815Butterfly Chess default
11815Hexajedrez Wide Wide2
11815Pemba Default-v1 Default-v0
11815Great Chess Abstract
11815Fugue Alfaerie melons
11815Musketeer Chess Chess3
11815Apothecary Chess 1 Apothecary1 Default default
11815Devingt Chess fairychess
11815Single Stone Latrunculi XXI Set1 Set5 Set4 Set3 Set9 Set2
12814Time Travel Chess
12814Brouhaha standard ver1
12814Centennial Chess
12814Neutral-King Chess
12814Makruk
12814Mir Chess 32 rule-enforcing Alfaerie 2
12814Modern Chinese Chess' def fairychess def02
13513Jetan CheckeredCazaux
13513Cataclysm Cataclysm Standard Alternate
13513Gigachess Gigachess Gigachess_Alfaerie
13513Chess on a Longer Board with a few pieces added Alfaerie Alfaerie1
13513Yáng Qí yankee-style
13513Marseillais Chess Abstract
13513Ajax Chess Alfaerie Main-Setup MainSetup
13513Bungalow Shatranj second default 2D Checkered defaultx third
13513Cetina Random Chess asymmetric mirror_symmetric CETRAN
13513Chaturanga - Davidson Variation Alfaerie
13513Courier Spiel Courier Spiel
13513Hectochess alfaerie abstract
13513Korean Random Chess set3ba set4 set4ba set1 set1a set2a set2 set3
14812Grasshopper Chess Alfaerie
14812Alekhine Chess AlekhineChessTimeTravel default
14812Cannons of Chesstonia Cannons of Chesstonia
14812Canoness Chess default
14812Grande Acedrex rules-enforcing Grande Acedrex
14812Modern Chess Alfaerie Modern Chess
14812Rose Chess XII Rose Chess XII
14812Viking Chess Alfaerie
14812Voidrider Chess Abstract
14812Extinction Chess Abstract Alfaerie
14812007 Chess - Detente Version default
14812Almost Chess default Magnetic
14812Apothecary Chess 2 Apothecary2 Default default
14812UC-170-17 asymmetrical asymmetric new-asymmetrical
14812Wildebeest Decimal Chess wildebeest10x10
16311Atlantean Barroom Shatranj Atlantean Barroom Shatranj
16311Enhanced Courier Chess enhancedcourier
16311Mimic Chess Mimic Chess
16311Modern Random Chess MRC Modern Random Chess
16311Sissa Chess short-enforced short Sissa
16311Xhess default standard Alfaerie_Many
16311Al-Ces alces_alfaerie
16311Grand Apothecary Chess 1 Applet Default
16311Grand Apothecary Chess 3 Applet Default
16311UC-170-13 Mirror Asymmetric
17310Capablanca Shatranj enforced default
17310Grand Rider Chess Grand Rider Chess
17310Lemurian Shatranj Lemurian1
17310Philosopher's Chess default
17310Raumschach Raumschach Raumschach Revised
17310Royal Rumble Royal Rumble Vitya Variant
17310Hole Chess
17310Monkey King Chess
17310dimension+x Dimension X
17310Grand Apothecary Chess 2 Applet Default
17310Knightmate JPG-km alfaerie
17310Secret Intelligence Chess fairychess alternate
17310Seireigi seireigi seireigi2 default
17310Silver Elephant Chess MainSetup KoreanSetup
17310UC-40 asymmetric mirror-symmetric
1889Cheskers Cheskers
1889Cobra Chess Cobra Chess
1889Elven Chess judgmentality
1889Hiashatar Alfaerie
1889Opulent Lemurian Shatranj Opulent Lemurian Shatranj pta
1889Perfect Chess Perfect Chess
1889Royal Pawn Chess default royalpawn
1889Skica skica1
1889Symmetric Sissa 9x8-enforced Symmetric Sissa Symmetric Sissa 9x8
1889Torus Chess TorusChess
1889Waffle Chess default RegularCastling
1889Wild Kingdom Chess Wild Kingdom Chess
1889Altair
1889Chinese Chess with Sparrow def1
1889FIDE vs. Man default defaultvvv defaultvv
1889Grant Acedrex' rules-enforcing
1889Mosaic Chess mosaic mosaic2
1889Zanzibar-S Default-Alternate
Total Variants Listed: 205
Total Games Played: 7800


Written by Fergus Duniho
WWW Page Created: 07 April 2015