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Other than that, the games are similar to chess except no castling, no initial double-moving pawns, and No en passant moves. Some armies have different pawns. All pawns promote when reaching the last rank (either queen or dragon). All armies have different types of kings which are a different color than the rest of the pieces with the object of the game being to capture your opponent’s king..
The main purpose is to see how different types of chess pieces compare with each other without any special rules getting in the way.
I made both chess variants myself and would just like someone else’s opinion if the armies are equally balanced or not.
There are 7 basic types of chess pieces used for describing most of the chessmen in the different armies. They are: ferz (moves one square diagonally), wazir (moves one square like a rook), daba (jumps 2 squares like a rook), alfil (jumps two squares diagonally), and the knight, bishop, and rook which move like they do in normal chess.
The following descriptions list the front-row pieces first and then the second-row (pawn) piece is listed. For the 8x8 chess variant:
2 bishops
2 knights
2 rooks
1 queen (bishop+rook)
royal: king (wazir+ferz)
Second-row: pawn (moves forward 1 sqare and captures one square diagonally forward)
2 archbishops (bishop+wazir)
2 towers (rook+ferz)
1 queen (bishop+rook)
1 sideguard (moves like the king but not to the squares directly in front or behind)
1 topguard (moves like the king but not to the squares directly to the right or left)
royal: flag (can’t move)
Second-row: pawn (same as for king)
1 gold (moves like the king but not diagonally backwards)
1 silver (moves like the ferz or one square straight back)
1 vertical (moves front or back like the rook and to the side like a wazir)
1 rookie (moves like the rook to the front and sides and moves backwards like the wazir)
1 phoenix (alfil+wazir)
1 priest (ferz+alfil)
1 dragon (ferz+wazir+daba+alfil+knight)
royal: ferz-king (ferz)
Second-row: iron (moves and captures one square in any of the three forward directions)
2 archdeacons (bishop+daba)
2 checkers (ferz+alfil+daba)
1 linesman (moves forward and back like the rook and to the side like a daba)
1 rowsman (moves left and right like the rook and front and back like a daba)
1 jumper (moves like the queen but only in 2 step jumps)
royal: fast (alfil+daba)
Second-row: chariot (moves and captures one square diagonally forward, or can make a 2 step forward jump [not a capture])
1 queen (bishop+rook)
1 cardinal (rook+knight)
1 crusader (bishop+knight)
1 knight
1 bishop
1 rook
1 fork (moves forward like the bishop and backwards like the rook)
royal: alfil-king (alfil)
Second-row: peon (moves and captures one square forward)
1 princess (moves like the bishop or forwards and backwards like the rook)
1 empress (moves like the bishop or right and left like the rook)
1 goldsmith (moves like the queen but not diagonally backwards)
1 spy (knight+alfil)
1 thin-bottle (moves like the ferz, to the right and left as the wazir, or front and back like the daba)
1 wide-bottle (moves like the ferz, to the front and back like the wazir, or right and left like the daba)
1 diamond (moves like the knight or can make a 3 square jump in a rook direction)
royal: daba-king (daba)
Second-row: stone (moves and captures one square front or backwards)
2 leapers (knight+daba+alfil)
2 minirooks (wazir+daba)
2 guards (ferz+wazir)
1 dragon (ferz+wazir+daba+alfil+knight)
royal: knight-king (knight)
Second-row: pawn (same as in king, flag)
2 minirooks (wazir+daba)
1 priest (ferz+alfil)
1 squire (ferz+daba)
1 duke (knight+wazir)
1 baron (knight+ferz)
1 amazon (rook+bishop+knight)
royal: wazir-king (wazir)
Second-row: grunt (moves forward one square and captures sideways one square)
2 bishops
2 archbishops (bishop+wazir)
2 archdeacons (bishop+daba)
1 pope (bishop+wazir+daba)
royal: diagonal (ferz+alfil)
Second-row: reversi (moves diagonally forward one square and captures forward like the wazir)
The 9x9 chess variants have the same pawns as their 8x8 equivalent so only the front-row men are listed.
2 bishops
2 knights
2 rooks
2 queens (bishop+rook)
royal: king (wazir+ferz)
2 archbishops (bishop+wazir)
2 towers (rook+ferz)
2 queen (bishop+rook)
2 guards (ferz+wazir)
royal: flag (can’t move)
1 guard (ferz+wazir)
1 crusader (knight+bishop)
1 vertical (moves front or back like the rook and to the side like a wazir)
1 bunker (rook+alfil)
1 hunter (ferz+wazir+alfil)
1 horizontal (moves left or right like the rook and to the front and back like a wazir)
1 top-seeker (moves forward and backwards like a knight, alfil, or daba)
1 side-seeker (moves left or right like a knight, alfil, or daba)
royal: ferz-king (ferz)
2 archdeacons (bishop+daba)
2 checkers (ferz+alfil+daba)
1 linesman (moves forward and back like the rook and to the side like a daba)
1 rowsman (moves left and right like the rook and front and back like a daba)
1 priest (ferz+bishop)
1 ubervillian (moves like the queen or jumper [from 8x8 flag])
royal: fast (alfil+daba)
1 queen (bishop+rook)
1 cardinal (rook+knight)
1 crusader (bishop+knight)
1 dragon (ferz+wazir+daba+alfil+knight)
1 knight
1 bishop
1 rook
1 guard (ferz+wazir)
royal: alfil-king (alfil)
1 princess (moves like the bishop or forwards and backwards like the rook)
1 empress (moves like the bishop or right and left like the rook)
1 goldsmith (moves like the queen but not diagonally backwards)
1 demon (rook+ferz+alfil)
1 thin-bottle (moves like the king or moves forwards and backwards like a daba)
1 wide-bottle (moves like the king or moves right and left like a daba)
1 top-eagle (moves like the ferz, alfil, or front and back like a daba)
1 side-eagle (moves like the ferz, alfil, or right and left like a daba)
royal: daba-king (daba)
1 leaper (knight+daba+alfil)
1 ronin (ferz+wazir+knight)
1 agent (knight+daba)
1 baron (knight+ferz)
1 duke (knight+wazir)
1 spy (knight+alfil)
1 diamond (same as 8x8 equivalent)
1 megadiamond (ferz+daba+diamond)
royal: knight-king (knight)
1 minirook (wazir+daba)
1 priest (ferz+alfil)
1 squire (ferz+daba)
1 camel (moves 3:1 like a knight)
1 minister (ferz+wazir+daba+alfil)
1 phoenix (alfil+wazir)
1 cardinal (rook+knight)
1 amazon (rook+bishop+knight)
royal: wazir-king (wazir)
2 bishops
2 archbishops (bishop+wazir)
2 archdeacons (bishop+daba)
2 popes (bishop+wazir+daba)
royal: diagonal (ferz+alfil)
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