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Ludus Chessunculus

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Keys "s"=save "l"=load "b"=back once

John Cleaveland, 1974. Single-hoppers (bishops) move to the nearest like-colored hex. Double-jumpers move through one adjacent vacant like-colored hex to another adjacent to that hex. No pawn promotion.

Glinski's Hexagonal Chess
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Written by Ed Friedlander


WWW Page Added: April 1, 2003 

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Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: John Cleaveland.

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Ludus Chessunculus. Game played on Hexagonal board with non-standard pieces.

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