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Check out Janggi (Korean Chess), our featured variant for December, 2024.
Check out Janggi (Korean Chess), our featured variant for December, 2024.
Following in Peter Aronson's footsteps, I am going to ramble on some more. How crowded the chessboard feels depends on several factors, including the number of pieces on the board and their Attack Density: calculated by adding up the number of adjacent squares each 'nonpawn piece' attacks and then dividing by the number of nonpawn pieces. Ruggero Micheletto's Ultra Chess achieves the maximum 8.00 by adding the King's move to every piece in the game (except Pawns).
Looking at some of my recent 10x10 variants: Opulent Lemurian Shatranj has Attack Density 4.00 (same as standard chess) and Shatranj Kamil X has Attack Density 2.50 (same as Shatranj). The latter game includes Cannons, which attack opposing Pawns in the initial setup. I don't know if that makes this variant more 'crowded', but it certainly adds to the number of threats on the board.