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| 5 | h3.blue.section Welcome to v[ariant]chess.club! |
| 6 | .section |
| 7 | p A fun place to play chess variants in real time. |
| 8 | p But wait... what is a chess variant? |
| 9 | img(src="/images/Hexagonal_chess.svg") |
| 10 | p. |
| 11 | As suggested by the picture, a variant setup generally looks more or less |
| 12 | like a chessboard with regular pieces (otherwise it's no longer a variant |
| 13 | but a whole new game). |
| 14 | p.emphasis.purple However... |
| 15 | p Each variant has its own new rules, which can involve |
| 16 | table.list-table |
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| 18 | tr |
| 19 | td * different pieces movements |
| 20 | tr |
| 21 | td * different chessboard(s) |
| 22 | tr |
| 23 | td * new pieces |
| 24 | tr |
| 25 | td * moves side effects |
| 26 | tr |
| 27 | td ...and so on |
| 28 | .section |
| 29 | p. |
| 30 | Example: imagine that a capture is an atomic explosion, wiping all |
| 31 | adjacent squares – except the pawns, which as cockroaches can |
| 32 | resist this kind of event. |
| 33 | p Also state a goal: make the opponent's king explode. |
| 34 | p → Congrats, you defined Atomic chess! (Playable here) |
| 35 | .section |
| 36 | p.emphasis.purple |
| 37 | | OK, this all sounds interesting, but why would that be fun? |
| 38 | p. |
| 39 | Because all games here start with a random setup: no more boring |
| 40 | openings memorization, you have to rely on your chess skills only. |
| 41 | No game is like another one. |
| 42 | - |
| 43 | var wikipediaUrl = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/" + |
| 44 | "List_of_chess_variants#/media/File:Hexagonal_chess.svg"; |
| 45 | p |
| 46 | | For informations about hundreds (if not thousands) of variants, you |
| 47 | | can visit the excellent |
| 48 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/" _target="blank" rel="noopener") |
| 49 | | chessvariants |
| 50 | | website. |
| 51 | p.smallfont |
| 52 | | Image credit: |
| 53 | a(href=wikipediaUrl _target="blank" rel="noopener") Wikipedia |