Check out Janggi (Korean Chess), our featured variant for December, 2024.

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Prisechec

If you had a Java-capable browser, you could play Prisechec here.
Keys "s"=save "l"=load "b"=back once

Older proprietary game, Ateliers de la Balme. Captured pieces (not pawns or pieces on center squares) go to prison if possible, bishop to appropriate color. Prisons may not be entered otherwise. A player with two units on one of the four center squares may escape prison.

Thanks to Dale Hawthorn (Feb. 2004) for help with the debugging.

Chess Variants

These are simple illustrations rather than strong opponents.

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Written by Ed Friedlander

WWW Page Added: Sunday, December 30, 2001