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Rococo. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Roberto, Antoine,
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I think it's a bit early to definately say that Rococo with Archers is superior -- that will take a fair bit of playtesting. I am somewhat concerned, for instance, by the Archer's potential for sniping away Pawns. Do either of you have any opinions <em>which</em> Long Leaper is best replaced?
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In any case, I will, when I get a chance, add the Archer to the Rococo presets lists of acceptable pieces so that experimentation can take place.
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Antoine,
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A piece that captures by moving to a piece's starting square -- I like that! You could build a FIDE-like variant around that. Something like:
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<h3 align=center>Unmaker Chess</h3>
<h4>Introduction</h4>
<b>Unmaker Chess</b> is a variant where each player has two additional pieces -- Unmakers -- which start off board, and capture pieces by moving on to a square that a piece started on.
<h4>General Rules</h4>
Unmaker Chess is played by the rules of FIDE Chess except where specified below. All pieces and Pawns in Unmaker Chess must be permanently marked with their starting square.
<h4>Unmakers</h4>
Each player starts with two Unmakers off board. On any turn, a player may drop an Unmaker on any empty square on their back rank. Unmakers move like noncapturing Knights. An Unmaker captures by moving to an empty square that an opposing piece started the game on, capturing that piece. Promoted Pawns may be captured by an Unmaker moving to the Pawn's starting square. A threat by an Unmaker to move to the opposing King's empty starting square is check.