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Suspicious Spies

This army for Chess with Different Armies is inspired by the Spy.

Setup

The pieces other than King & pawns are replaced with other pieces. In place of the Rooks there are 2 Spy Balistæ . In place of the Knights, there are 2 Woodies, in place of the Bishops are the Musketeers, & in place of the Queen is the Spy Flying Falcon.

Pieces

Spy BallistaSlides straight ahead, or steps one square diagonally backward. Cannot be captured until it has captured a piece
WoodySteps one square orthogonally, or jumps to the 2nd square orthogonally
MusketeerSteps one square diagonally to an empty square, or slides orthogonally for capturing only
Spy Flying FalconSlides diagonally, or steps one square straight ahead. Cannot be captured until it has captured a piece

Rules

Unlike the Spy from Espionage Chess, the pieces here cannot regain their invulnerability.

Notes

Play with the ChessCraft app:

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By HaruN Y.

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Web page created: 2024-05-11. Web page last updated: 2024-08-22