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Sac Chess. Game with 60 pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
John Whelan wrote on Tue, Jan 26, 2016 01:53 AM UTC:
Re:  "you can't please everyone" - No, but it is not as though I ever demanded you do 1 Amazon & 2 queens.  It was 1 of several alternative suggestions.  And these were merely examples to suggest that the issue is not insoluble.

Re: "close to standard chess in spirit".  Seems to me the pieces of FIDE chess have a high degree of ability to threaten each other without being threatened back.  Even the Queen, the most powerful piece on the board, can be threatened by the 2 knights.  Seems to me a lot of that is lacking here, for all the variety of pieces.  If an opposing piece cannot threaten you back, it is probably less powerful.