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ChessRabble after Scrabble(tm) 15x15 makes a good chess game, an unusual size. Each quadrant, sharing a border, is a perfect 8x8. In the year 8 *H__E__D__G__E__R__ __* since the last move, we decide to allow 7 __ __ __ __ __O__ __ proper nouns and not be particular about 6 _- __ __n__ __O__F__ hyphenations or accents. Several of the next 5 __ __P__O__O__K__A__ plays are actual CVs. The next move is here: 4 __ _~ __ __ __ __L__ White plays 3) Bishop f2-e3; a1 ANTIKING 3 __ __ __ __b__ __C__ 39 points. Black plays 3) ...n b7-d6; 2 __ __ __ _- __ __O__ c5 POOKA 10 points. 1 *A__N__T__I__K__I__N__G* a b c d e f g h White leads 81 points to Black 71 points.
Here is the next move in ChessRabble. White plays 2)b c5-f2; g6 FALCON, 22 pts. 8 *H___E___D___G___E___R___ ___* Black plays 2)...n-b7; e1 KING 7 ___n___ ___ ___ ___O___ ___ 27 pts. 6 __- ___ ___ ___ ___O___F___ ('ka' appears in Scrabble(tm) 5 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___K___A___ dictionaries, an essential 2lw) 4 ___ __~ ___ ___ ___ ___L___ [Caps are actual lettered tiles; 3 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___C___ small are chess pieces of which 2 ___ ___ ___ __- ___b___O___ only four can appear: see Rules 1 *___ ___ ___ ___K___I___N___G* in the first thread-Comment] a b c d e f g h Notice that chess pieces are moved or dropped strategically to prevent easy play of words for high points.
Scrabble(TM) has greater SE quadrant 8x8. For convenience a-h and 1-8 differ from professional Scrabble(TM) notation. Only * (=Double or Triple Word) corresponds to actual official bonus squares. ~ is (Quadruple Word), - is (Quadruple Letter). There are seven(renewable) tiles and two chess pieces in hand each player: White b&n, 8 *H___E___D___G___E___R___ ___* Black r&n. Pieces are blockers and 7 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___O___ ___ no tile or piece may stand 6 __- ___ ___ ___ ___O___ ___ on same square. Each turn has 5 ___ ___b___ ___ __-K___ ___ two mandatory legs in order: 4 ___ __~ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ either dropping or moving any 3 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ chess piece on board and 2 ___ ___ ___ __- ___ ___ ___ playing lettered tiles normally. 1 *___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___* 1)White plays: b-f8; a8 HEDGE,20 pts. a b c d e f g h 1)...Black: b f8-c5; f8 HEDGER ROOK, 34 pts.
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