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Hybrids. Standard pieces combine and split. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]I see that in Fusion Chess (like in Confederation and unlike in Hybrids) a compound piece can split only by moving into an empty square.
Recently I found a similar variant: <a href='/play/erf/ConfedCh.html'>Confederation</a> .
The main difference is that in Confederation a piece cannot leave the hybrid while neither capturing nor forming a new hybrid with another piece. This restriction reduced the combinative power of hybrids and the game seems (for me ;) ) less interesting than Hybrids.
> What does it mean that equal pieces can form a hybrid? It is possible to couple (for example) a pair of rooks. If there are rooks on a1 and a2 it is possible to move one rook from a1 to a2 (I suggest the following notation: Ra1^a2, or breafly R^a2, marking any 'hybridizing' by '^' symbol). As a result a hybrid Rook+Rook appears (designated by 'RR' symbol). The worth of such homogeneous hybrids is dubious, though it may be useful to bring a couple of slow units (knights or guards) across the board; also this maneuver aids to concentrate pressure to a certain point in blockaded position... > Can a piece be a hybrid of more than two components? The rule 2.3 says no. It is noted that this rule is a subject to discuss. I thought about attack/defense balance, it seemed that hybrids are rather strong (note that Rook+Bishop is a little bit stronger than ortodox Queen, and usualy you have several such attackers) while King is too vulnerable, so I decided to restrict attacking possibilities by rules 2.3 and 1 (Queen is replaced by Guard).
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