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Geodesic Chess. Variation of hexagonal chess on a geodesic sphere with a few new pieces added. (Cells: 279) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]I believe the Templar and Obelisk are indeed original to this variant. Although the idea of combining a Bishop and a Knight are not original, the reason for combining them in GC was. Both Bishops and Knights were problematic for different reasons on the GeoBoard. Combining them solved the problems. The idea for the Obelisk came from Chinese chess, as did the idea of a “home turf” for the king. My original name for the Obelisk was Monolith, and originally I wanted to call my combined Bishop/Knight a Squire. Other pieces I’ve toyed with and come to recognize in various forms in other’s games were Assassins, Wizards, Dragons, Abbeys, Bombs, Etc.