Black Swan
Black Swans are unpredictable events that bring devastating outcomes.
This game aims to mix logic with unpredictability.
There have been may unsuccessful attempts to randomize the chess board, the most famous being
Fisher Random Chess.
However, a game called Arimaa was somewhat more successful at mixing the logic of chess with randomness.
Setup
All pieces, except for the Kings, are replaced by Black Swans.
The setup looks like this:
Pieces
Black Swans move and behave like Pawns, but they cannot be captured on their starting position.
Black Swans have their identities hidden from both players.
Each player has a set of 30 Black Swans, but only 15 of them are on the board, sellected and placed in a random fashion.
Rules
Black Swans will have to move at least one square before being fliped over and replaced by their "hidden power".
Notes
To be continued. Please be patient.
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By Florin Lupusoru.
Last revised by Florin Lupusoru.
Web page created: 2024-01-01. Web page last updated: 2024-02-16