Shane and Dr. Egregious
VS Taylor and Charlotte
As the chessboard is of larger size than normal, squares are a bit different. A-1 and N-14 are black squares, while N-1 and A-14 are white squares. (Coincidentally, H-8 is still a black square, while H-1 and A-8 are still white squares.)
The setup will be the same as
the one here, and the rules mostly similar to
Verney's game... but not entirely, since it's easy to get confused. (Hope no-one minds...)
- Players that sit opposite of each other form a team, and turns alternate in a clockwise order. (White, Red, Black, Blue, in this case; since White always starts.)
- Both enemy Kings must be checkmated to win; other outcomes are a draw.
- If a player is mated, his/her pieces cannot move, and may also not be captured by anyone. These pieces are considered not to give check.
Things that are different from Verney's game; mouse over to see differences between this game and Verney's game:
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Pawns have an initial double step.
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If they're blocked by a pawn from the partner, they may jump over it, even if both pawns move in the same direction, provided the destination is empty. (A White Pawn on e5 and a Black Pawn on e6, with the two colors being allied, for instance, allows the Pawn to jump from e5 to e7.)
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When a pawn reaches the end of the board, he reverses direction.
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Pawns only promote when they reach a square at the back rows of the opponents, and just like in orthodox chess, they can promote to Rook, Knight, Queen or Bishop.
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Castling is allowed.
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Switching seats after White's first move (i.e. red's player playing blue and vice versa) isn't allowed. It'd get too confusing for me. (And possibly other people.)
Other rules are as in orthodox chess.
Knowing Taylor and Charlotte, they'd pick Red and Blue, respectively...
I'll wait first for the other players to state their opinion of those things above before I make a move of any kind.
BLACK
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
14 R N B K Q B N R 14
13 P P P P P P P P 13
12 . . . . . . . . 12
11 R P . . . . . . . . . . P R 11
10 N P . . . . . . . . . . P N 10
09 B P . . . . . . . . . . P B 09
RED 08 K P . . . . . . . . . . P Q 08 BLUE
07 Q P . . . . . . . . . . P K 07
06 B P . . . . . . . . . . P B 06
05 N P . . . . . . . . . . P N 05
04 R P . . . . . . . . . . P R 04
03 . . . . . . . . 03
02 P P P P P P P P 02
01 R N B Q K B N R 01
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
WHITE
Shane: White
Dr. Egregious: Black
Taylor: Red
Charlotte: Blue
NOTATION:
001.