Ultima Chess
Keys "s"=save "l"=load "b"=back once
Undergoing repair
This variant is popular in NOST circles.
Since this game is likely to be novel, I programmed so that you
win by capturing the enemy king.
| King | Moves and captures
as a FIDE chess king. |
| Withdrawer | Moves
as a FIDE chess queen. If there is a hostile unit on the
square immediately opposite from the direction in which it moves, it is captured. |
| Coordinator | Moves
as a FIDE chess queen. Captures an enemy unit on the same rank as
the square to which it moves and the same file as the coordinator's
king, and/or an enemy unit on the same file as the square to
which it moves and the same rank as the coordinator's king. |
| Long Leaper | Moves
as a FIDE chess queen. May junp enemy units if there is an
empty square just beyond. Captures these units. |
| Immobilizer | Moves
as a FIDE chess queen. An enemy unit adjacent orthogonally
or diagonally cannot move. Adjacent enemy immobilizers
immobilize each other. |
| Pawn | Moves
as a FIDE chess rook. If it lands on a square with an enemy unit
orthogonally adjacent and a friendly unit just beyond, the
enemy unit is captured. |
| Chameleon | Moves
as a FIDE chess queen. Captures kings as a king, only from
the adjacent square. Captures
withdrawers by withdrawing. Immobilizes immobilizers.
Leaps over and captures long leapers. Captures pawns
as pawns capture. |
I decided it would be a draw if after 50 moves (25 by each
side), no unit had been captured.
Ultima Chess
Chess Variants
These are simple illustrations rather than strong opponents.
Bug Reports -- Thank you! Keep them coming!
Written by Ed Friedlander
WWW Page Added: Sunday, December 30, 2001
/home1/chessvar/public_html/play/erf/Ultima.html
Credits
Author:
Ed Friedlander. Inventor:
Robert Abbott.
See also
Baroque/Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Ultima
. Robert Abbott's Ultima page. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Abbott.
Abbott, Robert. An interview with the inventor of Ultima. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Baroque Chess
. Java applet that plays the game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jesse Plymale. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Ultima Pieces. Illustrated guide to how Ultima Pieces capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe.
Ultima Problem #3. The 3rd in a series of Ultima puzzles. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Abbott.
Ultima Problem #9. The 9th in a series of Ultima puzzles. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Abbott.
Abbott, Robert
. Logic Mazes: Website of Robert Abbott. Author: Robert Abbott.
Ultima
. Version using Alfaerie graphics. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Ultima with Alternate Graphics
. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Comments
| Date | Name | Rating | Comment | Edit |
Ultima Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) |
| 2007-12-21 | | None | Immobilizers have no effect on the opposing king: the king freely moves away. | View [*] |
| 2007-10-29 | Somebody  | None | A enemy Immobilizer next to my Chameleon moved. | View [*] |
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