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I haven't played this enough to know if there are any 'cheap' unavoidable openings, but it seems for now to be a great game. Don't leave your orthochess training comepltely at the door, because alot of the same principles apply here. The only odd thing I find about this variant is castling. You need a consolidating move when castling kingside, and 2 when castling queenside. For that reason, I don't see anyone adopting the queenside castle. If you order a set from the company, then know that these sets are really good! The old pieces look & feel almost like my standard USCF plastic pieces. The new pieces are just as good, and that cresent moon on the wizard is NOT going to break off or bend without a hammer. The board is top quality too as far as 4 fold carboard boards go. I'd prefer a vinal roll-up type board, but that's just personal preference.
I just got my board and I will give Omega Chess an excellent for several reasons. It is a great game! The two new pieces make the game more enjoyable and it is fun to use the pieces when attacking or defending. The pieces are high quality staunton design pieces and they will last a long time. After playing with my friends they got interested. It is a fun game to play with almost anyone. I think that almost everyone will be happy that they got an Omega Chess set. I just love my set!
Greg: Grand Chess and Shako also bring the two armies closer together, but still on a 10x10 board. This is the approach taken in my 'TenCubed Chess' entry for the Contest to Design a 10-chess Variant. Each player has an entire Omega Chess army, plus an Archbishop (B+N) and a Marshall (R+N).
i know how to play chess now but i still dont understand the game
i just played for the first time and i thought it was the best game ever until i started playing san andreas.:)
Though the corner squares may appeal aesthetically the take away lots of the rooks power. How about taking away the corner squares and just adding squares behind the champions? Or maybe next to them?
Goes into great depth and detail on regular Western Chess moves that many young learners may be confused about. Explains everything in great detail, making everything clear and understandable.
Interesting extra pieces and pawn movement rules here.
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