Hello
I dont know if this is existence or not, but what about a chess variant whereby your piece turns into the piece it captures.
Object would still be to mate.
Cheers
You mean, like Absorption Chess?
yes it's absorption and is definitely worth considering
http://play.chessvariants.org/erf/Absorber.htmlYa there we go. thanks
Sounds really tricky :D
Well actually not exactly absorption
My idea is just a simple piece change, not (if im reading correctly) an additional movement ability.
I did a bit of research and, somehow, couldn't find out if your idea has been proposed or not... Amazing! :-O
In this variant the piece captured changes colour:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andernach_chess – seems like a mess!
Cool man
Kings cant change for obvious complications :P
Any name suggestions?
yes , there are a lot of interesting varients , among of which I liked these :
Absorption Chess Capturer gains movement abilities
Accelerated Chess Two non-capturing moves, or one capturing move, each turn
Anticipation Chess Commit after moving to which kind of unit you will move next.
Active Chess Two queens, 9x8
Amazon Chess The queen may also move as a knight
Almost Chess The queen may move as a knight or rook but not as a bishop.
Besiege Chess Large variant with White on either side, Black in center
Billiards Chess Queens (when moving diagonally) and Bishops bounce off the walls.