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Mastodon Chess. Standard pieces plus two Mastodons per side. A strategical big-board variant.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jose Carrillo wrote on Sat, Jul 18, 2009 08:36 PM UTC:
I just rediscovered the Mastodon in the shape of my Ajax Minister (inspired by enhancing the move of the Courier Man or Commonner):
http://www.chessvariants.org/index/msdisplay.php?itemid=MSajaxchess

Thanks Mats, for the historical research of the previous encarnations of the Man-Alfil-Dababah compound. I've added references to the games that used this compound before in my Ajax Chess rules page.