Bob Greenwade wrote on Thu, Sep 7, 2023 02:47 PM UTC:
52. Zombie Pawn. After Bn Em made a positive comment about this piece in its debut in Dealer's Chess, I thought I'd put this one up here for general consumption.
The Zombie Pawn moves and captures one space directly or diagonally forward, or may move without capture one space backward. It doesn't get any extra spaces for an opening move, though it's still capable of en passant, and it does promote. (efFefWmbW)
It's also contagious: any piece that captures it is turned into a Zombie Pawn (though it doesn't change color). Where possible, rifle captures and withdrawing captures should be exempt from this, as should "captures" that are actually swaps, pushes, pulls, or other types of forced move.
52. Zombie Pawn. After Bn Em made a positive comment about this piece in its debut in Dealer's Chess, I thought I'd put this one up here for general consumption.
The Zombie Pawn moves and captures one space directly or diagonally forward, or may move without capture one space backward. It doesn't get any extra spaces for an opening move, though it's still capable of en passant, and it does promote. (efFefWmbW)
It's also contagious: any piece that captures it is turned into a Zombie Pawn (though it doesn't change color). Where possible, rifle captures and withdrawing captures should be exempt from this, as should "captures" that are actually swaps, pushes, pulls, or other types of forced move.