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String Chess

String Chess is a one-dimensional chess variant, invented by Aron Wall. He writes:

Regarding One-dimensional Chess, I have an independently worked out version (called string chess) that is larger and more complex:

Pieces start as follows:

         DFFQMGGSBBSS.....ssbbsggmqttd
        Seelie                  Unseelie

Movement

Snail	.S.	Single Step
Bee	. B .	Double Step Leap
Spider	..S..	Snail+Bee
Grasshopper		As a normal Grasshopper
Mouse	-----M-----	As a Rook
Frog(Toad)	.^.^.^F^.^.^.^.	Ranging Bee
Dragonfly		Mouse + Frog
Queen	..Q..	Moves like Spider, Checkmate Target

Let me know if you find any bugs in it.

Written by Aaron Hall.

WWW page created: November 18, 1996. Last modified: February 7, 1997.

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Created on: November 18, 1996. Last modified on: February 07, 1997.