🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Wed, Mar 23, 2016 01:58 AM UTC:
Omega Chess is better than Roman Chess, which increased the board size to
10x10 and added non-royal pieces that move like Kings. The Champion and
Wizard have longer range than a King, and short-range pieces like these can
have a suitable role in large variants. Still, it probably is a good idea,
when you are expanding the size of the board, to include some riders among
the new pieces. The Marshall and Archbishop are suitable additions to a
larger board, and so are the Cannon and Vao. In a large variant that
includes some extra riders, including some extra short-range pieces can
help fill out the distribution of piece values and add some variety to
piece exchanges. Also, on a large board, short-range pieces can help with
defense while the long-range pieces move across the board to attack.
