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Rules of Chess FAQ. Frequently asked chess questions.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Atlantean Barroom Shatranj. 
Atlantean Barroom Shatranj Rules. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Sounds like fun (Priestess, swift like a horse, strength of an elephant?). Can a preset button or URL be added?
Joe, yes, the preset links work just fine, but I did not realize they were there. Could I suggest a note below the images noting the link to the presets? To list them as presets, we'll have to post separate pages for the presets. -- Tony.
Joe, you are correct. The preset on your link is perfect, but it is not separately listed. The preset is not posted as a separate page with a green icon. Only individually posted pages can be listed, whether member or editor created. Someone looking for a preset in the preset lists could then find it. As it is, one can only find your preset by looking at the game page or the comments on the game page. That's ok too. A separate page is not necessary, but you had asked about listing your preset. For that, a posted page is needed. That's an extra step that requires an editor at this time (that's the slow part!).
Joe, David Howe has just added the ability to make a page for Game Courier presets at, http://www.chessvariants.org/index/membersubmission.php?isgamecourier=1 You still have to create the basic HTML code for the Game Courier preset URL and any text you want.
The Clash of Civilizations Chess (Shuffle Version). Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Namik, David Howe has just added the ability to make a page for Game Courier presets at, http://www.chessvariants.org/index/membersubmission.php?isgamecourier=1 You still have to create the basic HTML code for the Game Courier preset URL and any text you want. Try it for your presets. Thanks to David!
zcherryz. Various decimal chess variants with extra pawns and conventional pieces.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Yes, I deleted four spam links for pharmaceuticals.
To Mats, regarding 'Casaux Chess'. This could refer to one of Jean-Louis Casaux's games, perhaps Shako?
For those who wished for a Go preset to try Chess variants on, here it is (19x19): http://www.chessvariants.org/index/msdisplay.php?itemid=MPgo Let me know what other features you would like, 9x9 board? The piece set I am using was created by Larry L. Smith for his 3-d ZRF's and only has the standard chess set. If anyone wishes to have other pieces, perhaps they could create some (they are very small and easy to modify).
Diffusion Chess. Creative attempt by Alexander Munoz to combine Chess and Go.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Interesting use of the Go board for a Chess variant.
Ibu Ibu Chess. Ibu Ibu Chess in which the king's entourage protects it from Ubi-Ubis.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Ibu Ibu Alice Alice Chess! What a concept! Nothing if not fun, I'm sure. All in 3 days, too! This would make a great 3 day feast -- perfect for Memorial Day. Seriously, keeping the growing number of pieces and possibilies straight, flipping from board to board especially, would be a true mind-bender, but, hey, that would be the fun of it!
Well, I don't know about that...but, take a look at: http://play.chessvariants.org/pbm/play.php?game=Jetan+Jeddara&log=tony_quintanilla-whittlin-2006-142-201
Diagonal 3D Chess. Missing description (8x(8x8), Cells: 512) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]I am not rating this page now, because I want to try the 3D board first. This may deserve an 'excellent.' One significant problem with 3D variants (some very interesting) is that they are difficult or near impossible to properly visualize on a 2D platform, such as Game Courier or ZOG. One needs a physical 3D board (sometimes not possible), or a computer-generated 3D model that can be manipulated to present various views, to appreciate 3D games. 2D platforms require players to imagine the 3D connections between 2D slices of the board. An analogy would be trying to visualize a 2D board cut into 1D slices, say each rank presented side by side, instead of top to bottom as usual. Try playing on that board! Anyway, the offered computer generated board may work. Let's see!
Sino-European Chess 
. Missing description[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Andy, have you tried simply uploading the file again. Does this work?
It would be nice to hear from Ralph again on this forum....
Poll number Approval Poll for Game Courier Tournament #3. Vote for which games you want in the third Game Courier tournament.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating] Mainzer Schach. 11 x 8 variant with two Januses and one Marshall, and different setup.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating] King's Reincarnation. Captured Kings return to the board, but at a price. 2 versions of play. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Very nice! Sounds like a lot of fun. I like the main variant, since it is more true to the basic idea. Also, a Queen-powered King would be awfully difficult to capture and would lead to draws, unless off-set by something, like an extreme promotion rule like the one in James Spratt's Imperial Chess. This is a kind of royal succession, with battle field promotion!
Tridimensional Chess (Star Trek). Three-dimensional chess from Star Trek. (7x(), Cells: 64) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]The editors received the following correspondance from Rainer Hecker: Dear Sirs and Madam’s, thank you for this fascinating Page about “Star Trek Chess”. But if my information is correct you have made two mistakes: No movable Level (or in Star Trek terminology “Attack Board”) is ever placed below, always above a corner! For some reasons: 1. Continuous use would wear the Boards and Pins so that the Attack Boards would hold any longer upside down. 2. I have never an Attack Board below a corner, neither in the original series nor in any of its following series. The position of the pieces at the start of the game is not correct. According to my sources the queen and king start the game on the Attack Boards occupying the places of the knights in your diagram. the knights start the game on the Main Boards on the outer lines occupying the places of the bishops in your picture. The bishops start on the inner lines occupying the places of king and queen in your diagram. yours sincerely Rainer Hecker
Sam, may I suggest that you convert this message into a member-posted page? http://www.chessvariants.org/index/membersubmission.php That way, it will be properly indexed and posted. Otherwise, it is likely to get lost among the myriad messages posted on this site.
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