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John Smith wrote on Sat, Oct 24, 2009 06:45 AM UTC:
I define a reduced CV as one that plays on a smaller board or with less
pieces than usual, but retains most of the original properties in some
form.

REDUCED ROOKS (Recommended for 6x8 variants and variants with extra pieces
on 8x8.)

Everyone knows that Rooks are endgame pieces, right? And so are Pawns?
What if we simplified this by combining them?

How about Pawns that project Rook paths, but only move to the ones shared
by at least 1/2 of them? At maximum, 4 Pawns can move like Rooks but only
within the bounds of a rectangle they form. 1 or 2 Pawns move as full
Rooks. This way, endgames are approximated by remaining Pawns and
adjustments for Rooks are made.

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