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Ajax Chess. All pieces have can play one square in any direction, the Mastodon leaper complements the Knight. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Jose Carrillo wrote on Sun, Feb 7, 2010 03:43 PM UTC:
Interesting idea.

Want to try it?
/play/pbm/play.php?game%3DAjax+Xiangqi%26settings%3DCambaluc
/play/pbm/play.php?game%3DAjax+Xiangqi%26settings%3DChinese

I'll send you and invite.

Interesting new elephant! Now it can reach ALL squares behind the river.

Pieces move as in Xiangqi, with the additional Ajax non-capturing steps. All other Xiangqi rules are the same.

King/General: moves and captures 1-step orthogonally, plus Ajax 1-step diagonal; can't leave the palace

Advisor/Guards: moves and captures 1-step diagonally, plus Ajax 1-step orthogonal; can't leave the palace

Rook/Chariot: regular rook, plus Ajax 1-step diagonal

Horse/Knight: regular chinese knight, plus Ajax 1-step around perimeter

Elephant: regular chinese elephant, plus Ajax 1-step around perimeter; can't cross the River

Cannon: regular chinese cannon, plus Ajax 1-step around perimeter

Pawns/Soldiers: regular chinese pawn - No Ajax additional moves.