The Drops Tag
Description
Pieces can be held in reserve and dropped. Pieces may simply be allotted at the beginning of the game ("pocket" pieces), or voluntarily moved from the board to reserve, or captured pieces may be put into reserve (usually changing sides).
Tagged Pages
Ajax Orthodox Chess. Orthodox Chess with Ajax-Chessmen, and droping Ajax-Ministers. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
Clockwork Orange Chess. Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)- For the Crown. A commercial crossover with deck-building games. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
- Hajiku Shogi. Inspired by Shogi and Chu Shogi. Pieces can both promote and demote in promotion zone. (1)
- Hostage Chess. Pieces taken are
held hostage and can be exchanged against other pieces and then dropped. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) (1)
- Pompeii Chess. Variant on board with 25 squares. (7x7, Cells: 25) (1)
- Seirawan Chess. It's Chess with the option to drop some additional pieces on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
- Shatranj of Troy. A Shatranj variant with Shogi-like drops, a Trojan Horse (with 6 pieces inside),. (9x9, Cells: 81) (1)
- Shogi. The Japanese form of Chess, in which players get to keep and replay captured pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!) (1)
- Tandem Chess. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) (Recognized!) (1)
- UC-170-13. Universal Chess version featuring 170 different kind of major pieces and 13 different kind of pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
- Universal Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
- Xorix Shogi. Shogi where piece movement are XORed with captured pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) (1)
- csipgs Chess. Design and buy new chess pieces during play. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
Parents
None.
Children
- Drops: Initial Setup - Players may drop pieces onto the board before regular play begins
- Drops: Pocket - A piece may be dropped onto the board from a pocket space.
- Drops: Turncoat - Captured pieces change sides and may later be dropped back on the board.