A few months ago, i made a variant called The Center. It did well and got rated. a few weeks after that, I made a sequel: The Center II. It did very well and was rated on the first day it was released. but after a while, people stopped playing them and both were taken down from the list of variants. So i will play a few games and hopefully it is put back on to the variant list.
Fen4:
The Center: R-0,0,0,0-0,0,0,0-0,0,0,0-0,0,0,0-0-{'lives': (6,7,6,7)}-3,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,3/3,X,yG,yG,yG,yG,yG,yG,X,3/3,X,X,yG,yG,yG,yG,X,X,3/X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X/X,bG,X,X,bI,2,yS,yK,yI,X,X,gG,X/X,bG,bG,X,bK,bF,2,yF,1,X,gG,gG,X/X,bG,bG,X,bS,5,X,gG,gG,X/X,bG,bG,X,5,gS,X,gG,gG,X/X,bG,bG,X,1,rF,2,gF,gK,X,gG,gG,X/X,bG,X,X,rI,rK,rS,2,gI,X,X,gG,X/X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X/3,X,X,rG,rG,rG,rG,X,X,3/3,X,rG,rG,rG,rG,rG,rG,X,3/3,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,3
The Center II: R-0,0,0,0-0,0,0,0-0,0,0,0-0,0,0,0-0-{'lives': (9,9,9,9)}-3,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,3/3,X,yN,yN,yN,yN,yN,yN,X,3/3,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,3/X,X,X,X,yN,yF,yK,yW,yI,yS,X,X,X,X/X,bN,X,bS,X,4,X,gN,X,gN,X/X,bN,X,bI,6,gF,X,gN,X/X,bN,X,bW,6,gK,X,gN,X/X,bN,X,bK,6,gW,X,gN,X/X,bN,X,bF,6,gI,X,gN,X/X,bN,X,bN,X,4,X,gS,X,gN,X/X,X,X,X,rS,rI,rW,rK,rF,rN,X,X,X,X/3,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,3/3,X,rN,rN,rN,rN,rN,rN,X,3/3,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,X,3
Time control:
Both are 1|5
Rules:
Both have no pawns, therefore no promotion.
Checks: The Center: ry has 6 checks. bg has 7 checks
The Center II : all have 9 checks.
Games:
The Center: https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5524060
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5524100
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5524178
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5530826
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5530870-25
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5536547
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5536785
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5536925
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5536946
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5536984
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5537152
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5537193
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5537207
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5537259
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5537341
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5537428
The Center II: https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5524838
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5525149
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5525247
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5537558
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5537717
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5556315
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5556348
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5556402
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5556440
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5556497
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5562947-18
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5562984
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5563020-21
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5563046
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5563061
Screenshotzz:
The Center:
the center II:
Tbh, the Center II is much much harder if you dont know how to play. but it just takes some trial and error.