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AAUUGHH! Chess. After every move, there's a 1 in 18 chance of the rules switching to another in a list of variants. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

Anonymous wrote on Tue, Nov 11, 2003 09:38 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Charles Gilman wrote on Thu, Apr 15, 2004 04:27 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

The term used on the Main Menu is 'Chess variants with usual equipment', directly beneath 'Other boards with an unusual shape'. Aesthetically a second G in the name would be nice, to match the other double letters. Just one question: what happens if the new rules put the player who just played in check?

Charles Gilman wrote on Wed, Jun 16, 2004 07:40 AM UTC:Good ★★★★

Having given some thought to this in connection with some future variants of my own using dice, I have thought of a possibly even more elegant solution: rolling the dice at the START of each move determines what the rules become at the END of it. This way players can move under the 'old' rules to avoid being in check under the 'new' ones, though not necessarily under the 'old'! The only question that then arises is differentiating checkmate from stalemate when no such move is available.

Joshua Morris wrote on Tue, Dec 9, 2008 10:02 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

This is too funny. Sounds like a recipe for entertaining chaos. :)

Hafsteinn Kjartansson wrote on Wed, Jun 22, 2011 06:17 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

This sounds great!

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