Frog/Hannibal/Waffle chess with Gryphon/Manticore and falcon
This is a collection of six games derived from 3 inventions of Kevin Pacey. Kevin has created 3 similar games as far as I can see, that have inspired me to create said collection. These three games are: frog chess, Hannibal chess and waffle chess. I find that the originals have many weak pieces without having strong pieces added, by comparisson with regular chess. I have thought about which strong pieces to add. As there are enough leapers I went the road of bent riders. So each of these games also features a gryphon or a manticore. And to have a rook strength piece I have also added a falcon from Falcon Chess . So now there are 6 weak pieces, 3 average strength pieces and 2 strong pieces. This seems to me a good progression pyramid of strength. Because of the increased number of pieced I have also increased the board for each game to a 10x9 size. Pawns will still have only a double move at the beginning and the 2 new pieces will be gated like in Musketeer Chess. The six games of the collection are named after the pieces added to the standard set of orrthodox chess. They are frog chess with manticore and falcon, frog chess with gryphon and falcon, Hannibal chess with manticore and falcon, Hannibal chess with gryphon and falcon, waffle chess with manticore and falcon, waffle chess with gryphon and falcon,
Setup
You can play any of the six games against the interactive diagrams. To chose a game select a leaper and and one of the bent riders. There are six possibilities each corresponding to one of the games.
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By Aurelian Florea.
Last revised by Aurelian Florea.
Web page created: 2024-07-02. Web page last updated: 2024-07-02