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Gamma2 Chess. Chess on a 10x8 board with Berolina Pawns & special Ship & Archer pieces. (10x8, Cells: 80) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
🔔Notification on Sat, Jan 20 07:51 PM UTC:

The author, Kevin Pacey, has updated this page.


Aurelian Florea wrote on Sat, Feb 11, 2023 09:33 AM UTC in reply to Kevin Pacey from Fri Feb 10 10:35 PM:

@Kevin, OK!


💡📝Kevin Pacey wrote on Fri, Feb 10, 2023 10:35 PM UTC in reply to Aurelian Florea from Mon Dec 3 2018 09:35 PM:

@ Aurelian

I hadn't realized there might be confusion over the stated rules for the Ship and Archer, or I might have gotten back to you sooner. The Ship in this game works likes a Cannon, but it can also move (and capture) like a Guard (aka Man, or Commoner). Similarly an Archer in this game works like a Vao, but it can also move (and capture) like a Guard. Thus, the Ship and Archer in this game are novel sorts of compound pieces, to my knowledge.

Note that recently the first ever game (to my knowledge) of Gamma2 Chess was played and finished. Also, I revised a previous comment (the part about my estimates for the piece values of the SH and AR).


Aurelian Florea wrote on Mon, Dec 3, 2018 09:35 PM UTC:

How do the ships and archers move?


💡📝Kevin Pacey wrote on Sat, Dec 1, 2018 04:47 AM UTC:

For this game's 10x8 board I tentatively put X(Berolina Pawn)=1.05(or 1 approx.); N=3.38(or 3.25 approx.); B=3.75; R=5.5; SH(Ship)=6.2625(or 6.25 approx.); AR(Archer)=5.45(or 5.5 approx.); Q=R+B+P=10.25 and K's fighting value=3.2. The variant's name was inspired by it being a second attempt at a game with the special Ship and Archer piece types, which have powers including ones perhaps somewhat akin to the discharge of Gamma rays, and the variant's name was also inspired by there being 2 such pieces in total per side in the setup. Note that all the Berolina Pawns are protected in the setup.


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