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String Chess. A one-dimensional variant with a fairy theme. (1x24, Cells: 24) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Daniil Frolov wrote on Sat, May 1, 2010 10:45 AM UTC:
In beggining, there is only one possible move for each player, so we can think that opening setup is this:
DFFQMGGSBBS.S...s.sbbsggmqttd
By the way, there is problem with notation: snail and spider uses same letters! Also, i think, for better storage, better names for pieces must be more or less standart: snail - wazir, bee - ferz, spider - prince, mouse - rook, frog - bishop, dragonfly - queen, queen - king (double step leaps are compared with diagonal moves on 2d board). However, themed names are also good, but spider needs another letter in notation.

Jonathan Rutherford wrote on Tue, Oct 30, 2007 11:11 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
I also invented a one dimensional chess game, called Rutherford's 1 dimensional Shogi, that I was rather proud of. I have since revamped my rules and have submitted them (look for Ito Shogi in the near future). I was having difficulty coming up with a playable game with orthodox chess rules, and found that I could use Shogi to create a playable 1-d game. I must hand it to you, however, that String Chess is one of the best 1-d chess variants I've seen. You use some clever methods to make a good game. Bravo.

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