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Cross-Eyed Chess. Two player variant on cross-shaped board. (12x12, Cells: 84) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
H. G. Muller wrote on Fri, Oct 28, 2022 07:36 AM UTC:
satellite=eyed ranks=12 files=12 maxPromote=0 promoZone=10 promoChoice=RBNCM graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/small/ squareSize=35 symmetry=none firstRank=1 lightShade=#FFFFCC darkShade=#FFCC00 holeColor=#FFFFFE rimColor=#FFFFFE coordColor=#000000 whitePrefix=W blackPrefix=B graphicsType=gif useMarkers=1 borders=0 hole::::a1-d3,a4-c4,i1-l3,j4-l4,a10-d12,a9-c9,i10-l12,j9-l9 Pawn::fmWfceF::e2,f3,g3,h2 Pawn::rmWrceF::,,k5,j6,j7,k8 Pawn::bmWbceF::e11,f10,g10,h11 Pawn::lmWlceF::,,b5,c6,c7,b8 Pawn::mWcF:: Nahbi:M:afavsFpW2:Decurion:f2,f11,,b6,k6 Camel::::f1,f12,,a6,l6 Knight:N:N::g2,g11,,b7,k7 Bishop:B:::e1,e12,,a5,l5 Rook:R:::h1,h12,,a8,l8 King::K::g1,g12,,a7,l7

Cross-Eyed Chess

The Nahbi can hop over an adjacent piece, which its move diagram only shows when you put a piece there.

The Diagram uses normal extinction royalty, meaning that check or checkmate only occurs when one King is already captured.