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Black Swan. Pieces are replaced by Black Swans with unpredictable outcomes. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Ben Reiniger wrote on Fri, Feb 9 02:08 AM UTC:

I think the rules are nearly complete now, with one exception: pawns' two-step. Since they only appear later in the game, do they get one, or no? If they do, does it depend on their location and/or limited to their first move, and does en passant exist?

A White Swan coming from the first rank can be flipped over on the second rank, provided there is an empty square to land on. In that case, any White Swan landing on the second rank can be subject to capturing, but only after being flipped over and replaced by the corresponding pieces.

If an enemy piece lands on a square on the second rank, the White Swans from the first rank can capture that piece by a Pawn like move. If this happens, the White Swan will also have to be flipped over and replaced by the piece/pieces they represent, counting as a single move.

These paragraphs don't seem needed anymore; they're natural consequences of the main rule, right?