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Vroom vroom (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/anarchychess@sopuli.xyz
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[–] 14 points 9 months ago* (8 children)

I've wondered how chess might play out with an optional Joker piece. Each side gets one Joker, to substitute in place of one of their Pawns. The Joker can move one square in any direction like the King, but cannot take out any pieces. No other pieces can take out the Joker either, except the opponent's King. Also, the Joker cannot be promoted to any other piece.

The Joker is just there as a silly and annoying distraction to block opponent pieces LOL!

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    That’s a very cool idea.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Ah, if I may add another optional rule..

    The Joker can indeed take out one opponent piece, but it's only the opponent's Joker.

    But being that they're Jokers and not even Pawns, they're too stupid to fight, so it becomes a suicide move, eliminating both Jokers from the board at once..

    What you think?

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Coin flip: heads they both die, tails you flip a second coin and if heads, both go to the player who initiated the capture, tails they go to the other player.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Randomness is forbidden in Chess, it's all logical gameplay.

    If anything, to address this issue, I'd assign the Joker piece right in front of the King for both sides.

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