2 Standard army versus two powerful pieces.
5 | This variant is inspired from
6 a(href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharajah_and_the_Sepoys")
8 | . Since it is known as a forced win for Black, it is modified here
9 | following ideas of Rad Herring and viro90
10 a(href="https://discord.com/channels/686736099959504907/687076968046395410/735678637432635473")
12 | . The rules deviate slightly from both of their proposals, however,
13 | in another attempt to balance the game.
17 li White pieces move as usual, and must eliminates both black units.
19 Black pieces are a combination of a queen, a knight, and a two-squares
20 jumper (Alfil + Dabbabah). They must capture the king.
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25 figcaption Movements of the "upgraded Maharajah".