Pemba
In a similar way that Zanzibar chess is complementing Metamachy, Pemba is filling the holes of the Shako's lineup. Hence the name of this game as Pemba, a neighboring but a smaller island than Zanzibar. The piece selection here care about the relatively modest size of the board. Therefore, some powerful or long-distance favorite pieces such as the Lion or the Eagle have been discarded. Instead it has been managed to include the natural complements of the pieces of Shako. Thus, the Machine, orthogonal counterpart of the Elephant, and the Crocodile, diagonal counterpart of the Cannon are present in Pemba. Finally, both sorts of “elongated” Knights, Camels and Giraffes are on-board.Setup
The board is the decimal board already used for Shako. Here, there are 60 pieces of 12 different types, 30 for each player: 1 King, 1 Queen, 2 Bishops, 2 Knights, 2 Camels, 2 Rooks, 2 Cannons, 2 Elephants, 2 Giraffes, 2 Crocodiles, 2 Machines and 10 Pawns.
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By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Last revised by Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Web page created: 2021-10-11. Web page last updated: 2022-11-30