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Atlantean Barroom Shatranj. Atlantean Barroom Shatranj Rules. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

💡📝Joe Joyce wrote on Tue, May 2, 2006 02:32 PM UTC:

Thanks for the comment, Namik. The game you propose could be quite interesting, ABS vs Sym. As it stands, each side has 10 pawns, but Symchess has 12 pieces to ABS' 10. I might suggest throwing in a couple colorbound 1 or 2 square movers for ABS, 'FAD' leapers. They slide 1 diagonally or jump 2 orthogonally or diagonally, landing on every square of their color within 2. Just how closely the sides are matched is an interesting question. While piece values for Sym are pretty well determined, I know of no info on values of most of the (brand new?) ABS pieces. The zigzag general in particular is a deliberately overpowered piece restricted by its short range, as to a lesser extent are the twisted and flexible knights. So it's sort of 10x10 Chess with Very Different Armies. Very possibly worth doing.