Zwangkrieg
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I have a couple of friends whose last name is Zwang. I was curious about its background, and looked it up: the word is German for "force" or "compel." The story goes that, when Germany first mandated family names for everyone, and required them to come inform the magistrate of their decisions, one man told the magistrate, "If I'm going to be compelled to have a last name, then my last name will be 'compel' [Zwang]."
And so that brings us to Zwangkrieg -- "Compulsion War."
In this game, several of the pieces have ways of moving enemy pieces -- pushing, pulling, swapping places, and so forth. Others affect how (and whether) the pieces can move.
Pieces
Bishop
Bodyguard
Displacer Knight
Jellyfish
King
Lariat
Linebacker Pawn
Queen
Relay Knight
Rook
Sorcerer
Standard Pawn
Valkyrie
Wizard
Notes
This is not the first appearance of the word zwang in chess. The term zugzwang refers to a situation where any legal move a player makes will only worsen his position.
Of course, this is a little different; here, it's the piece, not the player, that's being forced to move.
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By Bob Greenwade.
Last revised by Bob Greenwade.
Web page created: 2023-09-05. Web page last updated: 2023-09-05