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Type=Game
Category=2d
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• Alice Chess. Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) (Recognized!)
• All the King's Men.. British name of Smess, a Parker Brothers game in which arrows on squares determine the directions pieces may move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!)
• Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Avalanche chess. A popular chess variant, where you advance your opponents pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)

B

• Baroque/Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Berolina Chess. Different moving pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Bughouse. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) (Recognized!)
• Byzantine chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64)

C

• Caïssa Britannia. British themed variant with Lions, Unicorns, Dragons, Anglican Bishops, and a royal Queen. (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Capablanca Random Chess. Randomized setup for Capablanca chess. (10x8, Cells: 80)
• Capablanca's chess. An enlarged chess variant, proposed by Capablanca. (10x8, Cells: 80) (Recognized!)
• Catapults of Troy. Large variant with a river, catapults, archers, and trojan horses! (8x11, Cells: 88)
• Centennial Chess. 10x10 Variant that adds Camels, Stewards, Rotating Spearmen and Murray Lions to the standard mix. (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Chaturanga for four players.. Oldest multiplayer chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Chess. This is how modern chess was originally referred to in the late 15th century. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Chess with Batteries. Special Battery piece which augments the powers of other pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Chess with Different Armies. Betza's classic variant where white and black play with different sets of pieces. (Recognized!)
• Chinese Chess. Links and rules for Xiangqi (Chinese Chess). (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)
• Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. (12x12, Cells: 144) (Recognized!)
• Circular Chess. Chess on a round board. (Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Countdown. Ten player game with sf-theme. (x10, Cells: 100)
• Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. (12x8, Cells: 96) (Recognized!)
• Crazy 38's. On strange board with 38 squares. (Cells: 38) (Recognized!)
• Crazyhouse. A two-player version of Bughouse. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)

D

• Diamond Chess. Based on orthodox chess but rotated 45 degrees (invented in 1886). (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Dimension X. Chess on two planes - one with the usual chess pieces, the other with spooky trans-dimensional pieces with strange interactions. (8x8x2, Cells: 128)

E

• Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Extinction chess. Win by making your opponents pieces of one type extinct. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)

F

• Falcon Chess. Patented game on an 8x10 board with a new piece: The Falcon. (10x8, Cells: 80)
• Fischer Random Chess. Play from a random setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Flip Chess and Flip Shogi. Pieces have two sides with different movements on board of 38 squares. (7x6, Cells: 38) (Recognized!)

G

• Giveaway Chess. Taking is obligatory; the first player that loses all his pieces wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Glinski's Hexagonal Chess. Chess on a board made out of hexagons. (Cells: 91) (Recognized!)
• Grand Chess. Christian Freeling's popular large chess variant on 10 by 10 board. Rules and links. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!)
• Great Shatranj. Great Shatranj. (10x8, Cells: 80)
• Gross Chess. A big variant with a small learning curve. (12x12, Cells: 144)

H

• Hexagonal chess, McCooey's. Chess on a board, made out of hexes. Variant of Dave McCooey. (Cells: 91) (Recognized!)
• Hostage Chess. Pieces taken are held hostage and can be exchanged against other pieces and then dropped. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)

J

• Janggi: Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)
• Janus Chess. Variant on 10 by 8 board. (10x8, Cells: 80) (Recognized!)
• Japanese Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!)

K

• Kriegspiel. With help of a referee, two players move without knowing the moves of the opponent. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) (Recognized!)

L

• Los Alamos variant. Chess on a 6 by 6 board from the early days of computing. (6x6, Cells: 36) (Recognized!)

M

• Magnetic Chess. Pieces that moved attract and repel pieces like magnets. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Makruk (Thai chess). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Marseillais Chess. Move twice per turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!)
• Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64)

O

• Odin's Rune Chess. A game inspired by Carl Jung's concept of synchronicity, runes, and Nordic Mythology. (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Opulent Chess. A derivative of Grand Chess with additional jumping pieces (Lion and Wizard). (10x10, Cells: 100)

P

• Pocket knight. Each player has a knight that he can drop during the game. (Recognized!)
• Pocket Mutation Chess. Take one of your pieces off the board, maybe change it, keep it in reserve, and drop it on the board later. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Progressive Chess. Several variants where white moves one time, black twice, white three times, etc. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)

R

• Rococo. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!)

S

• Shatranj. The widely played Arabian predecessor of modern chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Spartan Chess. http://spartanchessonline.com/. (8x8, Cells: 64)

T

• Tamerlane chess. A well-known historic large variant of Shatranj. (11x10, Cells: 112) (Recognized!)
• TenCubed Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with combination pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100)

W

• Wildebeest Chess. Variant on an 10 by 11 board with extra jumping pieces. (11x10, Cells: 110) (Recognized!)

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