Game Courier supports many different games. Here is one picked at random:
Los Alamos Chess - First known variant played by a computer

Oblong Chess 7

If you had a Java-capable browser, you could play Oblong Chess 7 here.
Keys "s"=save "l"=load "b"=back once

This is a very old variant of Shatranj. A variety of setups exist.

Oblong Chess Setup 1

Oblong Chess Setup 2

Oblong Chess Setup 3

Oblong Chess Setup 4

Oblong Chess Setup 5

Oblong Chess Setup 6

Oblong Chess Setup 7

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/Oblong7.html

Credits

Author: Ed Friedlander.

See also

Oblong chess. Variant of Shatranj, played on a four by sixteen sized board. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Oblong Chess 1. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 1. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong Chess 2. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 2. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong Chess 3. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 3. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong Chess 4. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 4. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong Chess 5. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 5. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong Chess 6. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 6. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong chess . Variant of Shatranj, played on a four by sixteen sized board. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Andrew Juell.

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