Game Courier supports many different games. Here is one picked at random:
Great Shatranj - What if chess evolved differently so short-range pieces became more powerful by gaining additional short-range moves?

King With a Shotgun Chess II

If you had a Java-capable browser, you could play King With a Shotgun Chess II here.
Keys "s"=save "l"=load "b"=back once

Twice in the game, the king may fire his shotgun down a row, column, or diagonal, destroying any piece. The diagonal shot was my idea.

King with a Shotgun

These are simple illustrations rather than strong opponents.

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Written by Ed Friedlander

WWW Page Added: Sunday, December 30, 2001

/home1/chessvar/public_html/play/erf/KingSho2.html

Credits

By Ed Friedlander.

See also

King with a Shotgun. Twice each game, the King can make a non-moving Rook capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adam Norberg.
King with a Shotgun Chess. Twice each game, the King can make a non-moving Rook capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Adam Norberg.
King with a Shotgun . Twice each game, the King can make a non-moving Rook capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Adam Norberg.

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