xkcd #3139: Chess Variant

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The draw-by-repetition rule does a good job of keeping players from sliding a tile back and forth repeatedly, but the tiles definitely introduce some weird en passant and castling edge cases.

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The draw-by-repetition rule does a good job of keeping players from sliding a tile back and forth repeatedly, but the tiles definitely introduce some weird en passant and castling edge cases.
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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think the answer to that question will be clear once you play test it

You'd probably want both varients, though I suspect being able to block a queen attack by moving a tile would bring more tatically nuance.

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