neidu3 comments on This would unironically be a fun variant

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Bureaucrat special move: Red Tape (translates to En Passan't) - When an adjacent piece captures another adjacent piece, there are forms to fill out and reports to write. The capturing piece cannot move next turn.

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

And the counter can be "legislative action" that changes the beaurocrat's authority in future moves at the cost of a pawn.

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[–] nathanjent@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Add an executive piece to cut through the red tape and then you can call it, "Rook Paper Scissors" chess

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