Items Invented by Fergus Duniho

DTP

1. Diagram Designer. Lets you display diagrams without uploading any graphics. By Fergus Duniho.
2. Magnetic Piece PNGs. Magnetic style Chess Variant Piece Images in PNG format. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Armando Hernandez Marroquin.
3. The showpiece script. A script for displaying individual piece images with some modifications. By Fergus Duniho.

Game

1. Assimilation Chess. Increase your material by assimilating your opponent's pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
2. Assimilation Fusion Chess. A hybrid of Assimilation Chess and Fusion Chess. Pieces combine and split apart. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
3. Bedlam. A hybrid of Metamorphin' Fusion Chess and Chessgi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
4. Caïssa Britannia. British themed variant with Lions, Unicorns, Dragons, Anglican Bishops, and a royal Queen. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.
5. Cavalier Chess. All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
6. Clockwork Orange Chess. Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
7. Demotion Chessgi. a Chessgi variant which is limited to 32 turns by demotions and the removal of Pawns. By Fergus Duniho.
8. Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.
9. Experiments in Symmetry. Several experimental games to test whether perfect symmetry makes a game better. By Fergus Duniho.
10. Extra Move Chess. Double-move variant based on limitations of Zillions of Games. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
11. Fusion Chess. Variant in which pieces may merge together or split apart. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
12. Fusion Chessgi. A hybrid of Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
13. Fusion Diamond 41. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. (Cells: 41) By Fergus Duniho.
14. Grand Cavalier Chess. The decimal version of Cavalier Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.
15. Gross Chess. A big variant with a small learning curve. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Fergus Duniho.
16. Grotesque Chess. A variant of Capablanca's Chess with no unprotected Pawns. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Fergus Duniho.
17. Hex Shogi. A new family of hexagonal Shogi variants. By Fergus Duniho.
18. Hex Shogi 41. Hexagonal shogivariant on board with 41 squares. (Cells: 41) By Fergus Duniho.
19. Hex Shogi 81. A hexagonal Shogi variant on an 81-space board. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Fergus Duniho.
20. Hex Shogi 91. A hexagonal Shogi variant on a 91-space board. (Cells: 91) By Fergus Duniho.
21. Holywar. Variant with 6 by 6 board with four additional corner squares. (6x6, Cells: 40) By Fergus Duniho.
22. Interdependent Chess. A 42 square variant in which pieces borrow capturing ability from other pieces. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Fergus Duniho.
23. Kamikaze Mortal Shogi. Send your Kamikazes on suicide missions in this Shogi variant. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
24. King's Run. An entry for the 32-turn contest that is based on Logan's Run. By Fergus Duniho.
25. Ladorean Chess - Shaco Ladorean. Variation on Capablanca's Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Bernhard U. Hermes. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
26. Metamorph Chess. Variant in which pieces transform by fixed rules into other pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
27. Metamorphin' Assimilation Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
28. Metamorphin' Fusion Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
29. Mini Thunder Chess. A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Fergus Duniho.
30. Mortal Chessgi. A Chessgi game in which captures reduce material. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
31. Mortal Shogi. A Shogi variant in which pieces aren't all immortal. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
32. Reroute66. A simpler game using the same board as Gerd Degens' Chess66. (10x8, Cells: 66) By Fergus Duniho.
33. Secret Intelligence Chess. A game of secrecy, disinformation, and detection. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
34. Sentai Chess. Chess variant inspired by Power Rangers; precursor to Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
35. Shatranji. A hybrid of Shatranj and Chessgi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
36. Smegi. Arrows on squares show where pieces can go - crossover between Smess and Shogi. (5x8, Cells: 40) By Fergus Duniho.
37. Storm the Ivory Tower. A Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Fergus Duniho.
38. Three Player Hex Shogi 91. a hexagonal Shogi variant for three players. (Cells: 91) By Fergus Duniho.
39. Thunder Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (64x(8x8)) By Fergus Duniho.
40. Univers Chess. A Carrera's Chess variant based on Bruno Violet's Universal Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Fergus Duniho.
41. Voidrider Chess. A 43 square variant with movable spaces. (7x9, Cells: 43) By Fergus Duniho.
42. Wormhole Chess. When a piece leaves a square, it `folds' together. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
43. Yáng Qí. Yankee ingenuity adds new power to Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Fergus Duniho.

Graphics

1. Ultima AI Pieces. Concept art for a set of figurine pieces for Ultima. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.

Java

1. Cavalier Chess. All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
2. Clockwork Orange Chess. Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
3. Fusion Chess A. Pieces merge and separate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
4. Fusion Chess B. Pieces merge and separate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
5. Metamorphing Chess. Pieces upgrade when escaping, downgrade when capturing. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
6. Metamorpin'-Fusion A. Pieces are likely to proliferate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
7. Metamorpin'-Fusion B. Pieces are likely to proliferate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.

Jocly

1. Cavalier Chess. Play Cavalier Chess with Jocly. By Fergus Duniho.
2. Grand Cavalier Chess. Play Grand Cavalier Chess with Jocly. By Fergus Duniho.
3. Grotesque Chess. Play Grotesque Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho and The Jocly Team. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
4. Modern Carrera's Chess. Play Modern Carrera's Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho and The Jocly Team. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Sam Trenholme.
5. Univers Chess. Play Univers Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho and The Jocly Team. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.

Misc

1. Game Courier. Web-based system for playing many different variants by email or in real-time. By Fergus Duniho.

PBM

1. Assimilation Chess. Play this variant in which pieces assimilate the powers of captured pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
2. Bedlam. Play this hybrid of Fusion Chess, Metamorph Chess, and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
3. Brand X Random Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup. By Fergus Duniho.
4. Caïssa Britannia. Play this British-themed game with royal Queens plus Lions, Unicorns, and Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.
5. Cavalier Chess. All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. By Fergus Duniho.
6. Clockwork Orange Chess. Condition your opponent's pieces to be non-violent. By Fergus Duniho.
7. Episcopal Chess. Play this symmetric version of Chess online. By Fergus Duniho.
8. Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
9. Extra Move Chess. Move twice per turn with Extra Move Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
10. Fusion Chess. Play this variant in which pieces combine and split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
11. Fusion Diamond 41. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. By Fergus Duniho.
12. Game Courier. PHP script for playing Chess variants online. By Fergus Duniho.
13. Grand Cavalier Chess. Decimal variant with Cannons and Cavalier Chess pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
14. Gross Chess. Play this 144 square variant online with Game Courier. By Fergus Duniho.
15. Grotesque Chess. Play this variant of Capablanca's Chess that leaves no Pawns unprotected. By Fergus Duniho.
16. Hex Shogi 41. Hexagonal shogivariant on board with 41 spaces. By Fergus Duniho.
17. Hex Shogi 81. A hexagonal Shogi variant on an 81-space board. By Fergus Duniho.
18. Hex Shogi 91. A hexagonal Shogi variant on a 91-space board. By Fergus Duniho.
19. Interdependent Chess. A 42 square variant in which pieces borrow capturing ability from other pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
20. Kamikaze Mortal Shogi. Send your Kamikazes on suicide missions in this Shogi variant. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
21. Ladorean Chess. Another 10 x 8 Fergus Duniho variant with marshall and cardinal. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
22. Metamorph Chess. Play this variant in which pieces frequently promote or demote. By Fergus Duniho.
23. Mini Thunder Chess. A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
24. Modern Carrera's Chess. Play this modern version of Carrera's Chess on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Sam Trenholme.
25. Mortal Chessgi. Play this Chessgi variant in which each capture decreases material. By Fergus Duniho.
26. Mortal Shogi. Play this Shogi variant in which pieces may die. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
27. Reroute66. Play this adaptation of Chess to a 66 space board with some overlapping spaces. (10x8, Cells: 66) By Fergus Duniho.
28. Shatranji. Chessgi with Shatranj pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
29. Shogi with Impassable Kings. A modest fix to Shogi that makes impasses impossible. By Fergus Duniho.
30. Storm the Ivory Tower. Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess by email. By Fergus Duniho.
31. Thunder Chess. Play this hybrid of Fusion, Assimilation, and Metamorph Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
32. Univers Chess. Play this Carrera's Chess variant with no unprotected Pawns on Game Courier. By Fergus Duniho.
33. Voidrider Chess. A 43 square variant with movable spaces. By Fergus Duniho.
34. Wormhole Chess. When a piece leaves a square, it `folds' together. By Fergus Duniho.
35. Yáng Qí. Westernized adaptation of Chinese Chess. By Fergus Duniho.

Photo

1. Cavalier Chess Photographs. All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. By Fergus Duniho.
2. Grand Cavalier Chess Photographs. Photo's of home made set of large chess variant. By Fergus Duniho.
3. Holywar Photographs. Variant with 6 by 6 board with four additional corner squares. By Fergus Duniho.
4. Homemade Symbolic Shogi Pieces. Photos of pieces made from computer printed stickers on foam board. By Fergus Duniho.
5. Smegi Photographs. Photo's of small chess variant, a hybrid of Smess and Shogi. By Fergus Duniho.

Piececlopedia

1. Pushmi-Pullyu. Moves like a Queen, and captures by approach and withdrawal. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.

Reference

1. GAME Code Tutorial. Tutorial on how to program a game for Game Courier. By Fergus Duniho.
2. Game Courier History. History of the Chess Variants Game Courier PBM system. By Fergus Duniho.

Zillions

1. Assimilation Chess . Increase your material by assimilating your opponent's pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
2. Assimilation Fusion Chess . A hybrid of Assimilation Chess and Fusion Chess. Pieces combine and split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
3. Bedlam . A hybrid of Metamorphin' Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
4. British Chess ZRF . ZRF for British-themed variant with a royal Queen + Lions, Unicorns & Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.
5. Cavalier Chess . All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. By Fergus Duniho.
6. Clockwork Orange Chess . Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. By Fergus Duniho.
7. Demotion Chessgi . Chessgi variant limited to 32 turns by demotions and the removal of Pawns. By Fergus Duniho.
8. Eurasian Chess . Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
9. Extra Move Chess ZRF . Double-move variant based on limitations of Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
10. Fusion Chess . Variant in which pieces may merge together or split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
11. Fusion Chessgi . A hybrid of Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
12. Fusion Diamond 41 . A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. By Fergus Duniho.
13. Grand Cavalier Chess . The decimal version of Cavalier Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
14. Gross Chess . Play this 144 square variant with Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
15. Hex Shogi . A new family of hexagonal Shogi variants. By Fergus Duniho.
16. Holy War . Variant with 6 by 6 board with four additional corner squares. By Fergus Duniho.
17. Interdependent Chess . A 42 square variant in which pieces borrow capturing ability from other pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
18. King's Run . An entry for the 32-turn contest that is based on Logan's Run. By Fergus Duniho.
19. Metamorph Chess . Variant in which pieces transform by fixed rules into other pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
20. Metamorphin Assimilation Chess . A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
21. Metamorphin Fusion Chess . A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
22. Mini Thunder Chess . A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
23. Mortal Chessgi . A Chessgi game in which captures reduce material. By Fergus Duniho.
24. Shogi, Mortal Shogi, and Kamikaze Mortal Shogi . Play Shogi and a couple variants with diminishing pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
25. Simple Marseillais Chess . Simplified version of Marseillais Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
26. Smegi . Arrows on squares show where pieces can go - crossover between Smess and Shogi. By Fergus Duniho.
27. Storm the Ivory Tower . Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess with Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
28. Three Player Hex Shogi 91 . A hexagonal Shogi Variant for three players. By Fergus Duniho.
29. Thunder Chess . A hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
30. Voidrider Chess . A 43 square variant with movable spaces. By Fergus Duniho.
31. Wormhole Chess . When a piece leaves a square, it `folds' together. By Fergus Duniho.
32. Yang Qi . Yankee ingenuity adds new power to Chinese Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
33. Yáng Qí - Oriental Graphics . Yankee ingenuity adds new power to Chinese Chess. By Fergus Duniho.

ZSG

1. Cavalier Zillions Saved Game . Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
2. Cavalier Zillions Saved Game . Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament. Author: Michael Nelson. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.

Script

1. Chess Variant Problems on Game Courier. Solve Chess Variants Problems Composed with Game Courier. By Fergus Duniho.

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