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Hello, the members of SugarBlossom Community! Have you ever think of creating a funny variant, submit it, and play it with others in arena? Submit your funni WoFs with a /Troll/ tag within March 8th to April 1st to do it! However, there're some requirements your variants need to meet: being funny enough need to be actually playable quick, fun gameplay Good luck and have fun with it! https://discord.gg/wQAef7Fq?event=1480166312146898955

Variants Universe ID 34 WoF TC: 1|1 Game rules: Crazyhouse, KoTH, Any Capture, Stonewall, Taboo, GoP, Promotion= Off, but also HORS Custom Rule: Restricted Setup (should have a function similar to setting KoTH squares, but for where you can place your pieces in setup bank) https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98383093/0/1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98383143/0/1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98382606/0/1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98383484/0/1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98383601/0/1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98383732/0/1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98383828/0/1 Description: Try and stalemate your opponent with your horsses! Taboo prevents early initiative from red, and restricting placing the pieces on the two KoTH squares allows for a fairer game. The games are fun and quick, and self-capture is cool strategy to do. Also it’s quite playable. P.S. what is the plural form of hors? Status: Declined hors Nice idea for April's fools day but not enough fun (nor balanced) to exist

Variants World ID 31 WoF ふらくたる Time Control: 1min Gmeraoules: Giveaway, Spell Chess, Torpedo, Game of Points, 10th=Hors https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98377587(shown version) https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98377410/23/3 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98375826/39/1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98375742/4/1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98375401/31/3 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98377666 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98378033 Description: Mini Collision Course. Was worrying whether it have forced wins or forcing lines(from what I play there wasn't) but there is a challenge! Hey! Why not I join because I can still submit this with changed version! Status: Declined  Thanks for submitting a variant! Though, this has neither the fun elements that supposed to be exist in Fool's Day Arena nor the elements that the usual variants should get. This is basically a shrunk version of Collision, but the game-play being much flaggier, unfun and random.

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/99325898/3/1 Note: This should always be played unrated Variants.Universe ID 42 Status: Declined Even though this is a troll variant submission, the fact that one side will always win makes this unfair and for this reason this is being declined.

As we all know, WoFs have a very small board, and even if they don't, the color scheme is 4PC (such as in Pac-Chess or Inside the Horror Night). So, I decided to make this challenge, with 4 rules. 1. Must be a board above 6x6 or 8x8 size on BOTH the x and y axis. 2. The color scheme must be B&W. 3. It can have less pieces, just like a usual WoF, or more, which very few accepted WoF variants have. 4. The max time control is the usual max, 2 | 2D. 5. It shouldn’t steal names for other WOFs or NCVs, whether these WOFs or NCVs are competitor variants or not! Have fun! (I don't think there are any accepted examples yet, if there are, tell me down in the comments below!) competitor variants: WOF - Stretch (Exceptional) (VW) WOF - Guard Baiting (Exceptional) (VW) WOF - Wof of Why tell me (Requirements not met) (VW) WOF - Please Don't Take Me Away (VU) WOF - Amazon Chase (Exceptional) (VW) WOF - Promotion Sanctuary (VW) the color identifier for the info of competitive variants: Exceptional labels are yellow. Exceptional labels are used when a WOF submission of this challenge’s color scheme is 4PC instead of B&W or board size is or is smaller than 8x8 and 6x6 but other rules still apply. VU labels are green. VU labels are used when a WOF submission of this challenge is submitted in VU. VW labels are blue. VW labels are used when a WOF submission of this challenge is submitted in VW. Requirements Not Met labels are purple. Requirements Not Met labels are used when a WOF submission of this challenge’s time control and variant type don’t match each other’s requirements. (NCV’s time control is 60 | 60D and/or less. WOF’s time control is 2 | 2D and/or less.) And, a competitor variant may only have up to 2 of the tags above, 1 for the rule classifier, (Exceptional) or (Requirements not Met), and 1 for where it was submitted, (VU) or (VW), OR just 1 for where it was submitted, (VU) or (VW). Overall, I hope you enjoy the challenge and make submissions!

Variants.Universe ID #15 /VU/ | NCV | The King Hunt (I’ll confirm if it’s VU or Pre-VU later) Time Control: 3 | 20D (Rapid) Game Rules: Teams, Red: 10 check, Blue: 200 check, Self check, King of the Hill, Capture the king, Seirawan, Stalemated loses, Promotes to Queen (Q), Rook (R), Bishop (B), Knight (N) (11th rank) Screenshot: Games: Game 1 (Won by Hill, =Red)(Back rank slightly different, 250 checks) Game 2 (Opponent won by Hill, =Yellow) Game 3 (Won by Opponent stalemating, =Red) Game 4 (Opponent won by 0 checks, =Red) Game 5 (Won by Opponent forfeit on time, =Yellow) Game 6 (Won by Blue = 0 checks, =Red) Game 7 (Won by Hill, =Red) Game 8 (Won by Blue = 0 checks, =Red) Game 9 (Won by Hill, =Red)(Added: 2026-2-20) Description:  - Explanation for the zombies: Blue is teamed with yellow, so when blue loses, yellow loses as well, the green rook always checks the blue king, and the blue king must move and self check, so blue loses 2 checks each round, so red only needs to survive 100 rounds. - Red’s king can only survive 10 checks, and the king is very exposed, so red’s goal is to get the king to safety (either by castling or pile a bunch of pieces) and survive 100 rounds or even get to the hill squares on the 8th rank, red can choose to place a piece when moving a piece from back rank. Yellow’s goal is to check red’s king 10 times with the batch of pieces and additional ones at the back rank (that can jump out) before 100 rounds run out and prevent red from reaching the hill squares. by @AllenBB314 Status: Declined: Hello! Through some testing we have found out that the variant is just an oversized version of Thermopylae except the game lasts a lot longer and has balance issues. For the reason, we are declining this variant. We hope to see your revision, though!

credit to chess.com for helping me make this idea VU ID 19 Time control: 10|15 Description: Chaturango is a chess variant that is like ancient and other variants in one! Kings, Queens, 1-point Queens, Amazons, and chancellors are in the back. (primary) Secondary pieces are in 2nd row, and tertiary pieces, Pawns and other Pawns, are in front, the reason why there are 2 normal Pawns is because if you move one of them up in the 4th rank, it promotes to a Ferz, Sailboat, Camel rider, Knight rider, Chancellor, Wildebeest, or Alibaba rider. The rules are that it is a torpedo and capture the king variant. It also is not rated. Made by: FrutigerAeroPawnStatus: Declined: Hello! Thank you for making your first variant! This variant has the following issues: 1. It has a lot of knight hybrids which don't add anything unique to normal chess. 2. Because the pieces are seemingly randomly placed, there are some first move captures and overall it is difficult to find a square to not hang your piece. 3. The torpedo gamerule is not useful because pawns promote on the 4th rank (very closley to their base rank) and the promotions are also questionable with the chancellor being by far the strongest one. For theese reasons, we are declining this variant. We are looking forward to see your other ideas and revision!

Variants.Universe ID #33 /VU/ | /Troll/ | Random Craziness Time Control: 15s | 1D (Hyper) Game Rules: Giveaway, Crazyhouse, Fatal, Promotes to Queen (Q), Rook (R), Bishop (B), Knight (N), King (K) (14th rank) Screenshot: Games: Game 1 (literally chaotic) Description: Find captures carefully before time runs out! (yes i know craziness is the correct word) Update: Changed to giveaway bc people can just repeat moves by @AllenBB314  Declined  The variant doesn't have any skill elements; the only thing you can do is to find pieces quickly and flag your opponent.

ID32 Please change the tc to 6 | 7 for april fools https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/93819508/0/1 Status: Declined  The variant is way too drawish even as an April Fool's Day Variant to exist. Due to non-contact divided boards, there're no way to convert an advantage and it is extremely easy to force a draw. Though, we're looking forward to your better submissions!

Variants.Universe ID #3 Game-rules: King of the Hill, Crazywan, Bare piece rule, Promotion=K on 7th rank.Time control: 4min, 6 seconds increment.Game1Game2Game3Game4Game5Game6Game7 Game8 Game9 Game10 Game11 Game12 Game13 Game14 Game15 Game16 Game17 Game18 Game19 Game20 Game21 Game22 Game23 Game24 Game25 Game26 Game27 Game28 Game29Game30 Game31 Game32 Game33 Game34 Game35 Game36 Game37 Game38 Game39 Game40 Game41 Game42 Game43 Game44  Description: The last variant of my 3 starting concepts: Cramped Fight, Incisive Strike and Finality Splendid. For the variant, it isn't as exciting as it seems when playing it. I feel like the opening is way-too-slow-paced, even shuffling for few moves can work well. The variant kinda loss its original fun, in order to trade complexity and uniqueness that Testing Team required.  Another problem begins with pieces synergy. When combining with crazywan, especially when it has only 1 crazywan piece who is given in the opening, you have really limited developments. Though, as time goes by, one of the players starting a trade, or one of the players advanced too much that the other player is forced to defend with development, the game will truly begins. Thanks to members who greatly helped, or inspired me in my variants journey: @imchesspro0930, @ChocoCaramelPawn, @Mayo_Neighs, @MistMint, @CzarnyResroak567. If this variant gets accepted, may the community consider removing the ferzs in center? Status: Declined Self-declined by author.

Variants.Universe ID #10033 NCV Andrew's Game Time control: 10 | 15 Gamerules: Crazyhouse, Setup 2,8 , 11=Q Games in https://variants.world/posts/1830 Description: pawn game goooo brrrrrrrr I am resubmitting this variants for @imchesspro0930 because he asked me in my dms to submit to vu all variants and concepts he made for the past 12 months. Status: Declined  Thanks for submitting your excellent masterpiece!  However, the pieces synergy and the game-play isn't balanced enough. Pieces, such as Grasshopper and Camel-rider are extremely dynamic; While the main game-play of pawn advancement feels incredibly slow. The issue makes the variant feels difficult to progress, simultaneously dull/boring sometimes. The suggested fix is to accelerate pawns advancement and reduce the dynamic of certain pieces. We're looking for a revision to be made!

Description: Enter A Foggy Maze Where Something Lurks Within… Explanative Description: A Chess Variant Where You Get To Be An Amazon As The King. Scavenge For Points Or Attack Yellow  With Your Pieces. Soldiers Promote To Either A Queen, A Knightrider, A Chancellor, Or A Wilderbeast. There’s A Green Muncher That Has 1 Wazir And Rook. It’s Fog Of War Btw And It Has The Bare Piece Rule. Game Link: (i sadly can only do one because im on mobile…) www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98758706

Variants.Universe ID 26 <VU> <WoF> <Corn Field Crisis> Time control: 15s | 1 Gamerules: 7 check, Stalemate: the opponent receives the points, Game of Points, 6th=KQRW Games: https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/97689963/34/1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/97690038/14/1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/97690222/52/4 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/97752276/54/1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/97752317/40/1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/97752348/0/4 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/97752428/29/4 Description: Harvest your crops from the incoming grasshoppers in time! By @MAFAB_Mason Status: Declined  Thanks for your submission! However, the concept has core issues around being heavily imbalanced; When combining with the time control, it ends up being extremely flaggy at the same time.  For specific, green's grasshoppers would simply cover all the advancement that red pawns might make, and capturing all of them one by one. All concepts there (grasshoppers, 5-point pieces sea; imbalances) have been done in a much better way before. We're looking forward to see your improvement!

Variants.Universe ID 10003WoF The CellarTime Control: 15s | 1Game-rules 5-check =Q Foq KotH Screenshot I'm lazy to load games.Description:by @VarostTheFlail @CzarnyResorak567 @TimeVeteran Status: AcceptedVery nice hyper variant with ample opening possibilities! Unfortunately, we found out that the original version allows castling, which is highly questionable and unbalanced. To prevent this, we suggest this version that disables castling: https://www.chess.com/variants/pending_reply/game/98372086 (PR Accepted)

VU ID: 17 original position Game 1 played by ultra_light Links to games 2-3: 2 3 Links to games 4-7: 4 5 6 7 Extra testing game with normal camel: 8 Extra testing game without fatal and atomic: 9 Please test all 3 versions and also a combo version of normal camel instead of camel rider and no fatal and atomic. Declined Good variant of yours! However, it is not enough exciting and unique to exist; variants like Solitude or Barricades are much more unique and well-made.

VU ID 18 WoF | Colorbound Complexity Time Control: 1|2 Rules: Crazyhouse, KOTH, 5-0-5-930 check, 9th IU. Game 1 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/95979578/0/1 Game 2,3,4 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/96162481/0/1 (with rematches) Game 5 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/96484013/0/1 Game 6,7,8 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/96484420/0/1 (with rematches) Game 9 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/96589408/0/3 Game 10&11 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/96589571/0/1 (with rematches) Game 12 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/97098782/0/1 Game 13&14 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/97091409/0/3 (with rematches) Author: @Nyutixbrother Description (sorry for formatting) THE GAME: Here, you can't place everything except the stone general. If you've captured it, place it on the square directly next to the blue knight on your opponents side of the board and capture it, "unlocking" the KOTH square for your sergant to promote to an alfil and KOTH. You could also checkmate your opponent's sergant. BUGS: Only 1 bug, stalemate = game doesn't end, stalemated side has to resign. No impact on the gameplay. SETUPS: Original: The 3 central sergants form a triangle, the side sergants move 1 square up (optional), move the stone general and royal sergant to your color complex. Ben setup: First used by @BenK21, the emphasis is on side sergants and rapid developement. Move the side sergants foward, and possibly start sacrificng your alibaba and camel for sergants as your opponent is low on time. Provocation (never used): cheapo against pepole who premove original setup. Attack the undefended side sergant with your camel. TACTICS: Bishop Check: If your opponent left the diagonal with the royal sergant open, check them with the bishop. Bishop For Knight: The bishop is a very redundant piece in this game. try to sneack in a trade for the knight. Very useful in mutual time trouble. X-Horse Promo: Promote your sergants to X-Horses and attack! Sergant Sidestteping: In the endgame, move your royal along your color complex. TRADES: Bishop-Knight: Good for Bishop. Bishop-King&1 check: Mostly equal, better for King. Bishop-Camel/Alibaba: Good for Camel/Alibaba. Knight-King/Camel/Alibaba: Good for King/Camel/Alibaba. King-Camel: Better for Camel. King-Alibaba: Good for Alibaba. Alibaba-Camel: Better for Alibaba. STONE GENERAL TRADES: Stone General-Bishop: Good for Stone General. Stone General-Knight: Good for Stone General. Stone General-King: Better for King. Stone General-Camel/Alibaba: Good for Camel/Alibaba. Status: Declined Nice variant! However, there're two major problems we have met in testing process: Firstly, the mechanic of the variant will not be working when camel access it; red can open with camel development+bishop sacrifice to get camel into the mechainc, and capturing the general. Secondly, due to the serious colorblindness of pieces, simultaneously the nature of sergeants, shuffling is unfortunately a viable strategy.

(Every time I try to type things out to submit this, it is always super laggy, and I lost all my progress like about 5 times already, so I’ll post this first, then edit it. I’ll change this after I completed.) (Draft: 2026-2-25 to 2026-?) Variants.Universe ID #22 /VU/ | NCV | Countdown Time Control: 3 | 20D (Rapid) Game Rules: Teams, Red: 3 checks, Blue: 10 check, Capture the king, Promotes to Chancellor (E), Archbishop (H), General (M), Knight rider (O), Queen (Q), Wildebeest (V), Alibaba rider (Z) (14th rank) Screenshot: Latest version (Neo Theme) Games: Game 1 (Opponent won by Red = 0 checks, =Red) Game 2 (Won by Blue = 0 checks , =Red) (After change) Game 3 ( , =) Description: - Yellow: F-Pusher Green: F-Muncher - What is happening outside the 8x8 board? First, the yellow soldier chases the blue king for 10 turns, so the blue king must keep moving until it arrives b2, the blue king only has 1 check left, but the soldier cannot chase the blue king anymore and it has no more pawn moves, so it will start to move the wazir. Also, green’s soldiers keep taking dead soldiers for a total of 28 moves, after it has taken all the dead soldiers, green does not have any moves else and must play Wc4, then on the next turn, yellow will check blue’s king and the game ends on the 31st move (Blue immediately loses after red moves). - The game: Red has a royal sergeant with only 3 checks (13th rank), and 1 soldier on the 10th and 9th rank, 1 sergeant on the 8th and 7th rank. Blue has a normal chess set (not a royal king and therefore cannot castle). Note that there’s also a wall of dead wazirs. Red has 10 free moves at the start of the game, so red can promote his pawns, or even go and take some of the blue pieces (Note: Do not use the royal to take, blue still wins if he can take the red royal). After the 10 moves, red need to survive 20 turns without getting checked 3 times. Blue’s goal is to check the red royal 3 times after the 10 turns and before 20 turns run out. Small Note: Changed a little bit, but doesn’t actually affect the gameplay and nobody played Kc3 after the green sergeant moved. And after hearing @Rethlit ‘s advices and looking at his games, I decided to give red 2 more checks and give green 5 more moves. This colour means this is changed after his advice. by @AllenBB314 Status: Declined The concept, the imbalance is interesting, however, the forced sequence, size of the board making it must be a forced win for some side. We strongly suggest you expand the board and add more variety.

Variants.Universe ID #10035 WoF Inheritance Time control: 1 | 1 Gamerules: +40, 20 check, KOTH, Regicide, Torpedo, No en passanat, 9th=EQV Games in https://variants.world/posts/1567 Description: The variant shall speak for itself. I am resubmitting this variants for @imchesspro0930 because he asked me in my dms to submit to vu all variants and concepts he made for the past 12 months. Status: Declined Great submission!  Though, there're multiple ways to achieve the similar idea, while a queen imbalance for mechanic isn't the most ideal way to do it. We're looking forward to an another version of the concept! (e.g. balanced materials+end game hill reaching through other mechanics).

Variants. Universe post ID 10013NCV Da FirewallTime control: 5 | 4Game-rules: 12th=BRU Atomic Bare Duck Fatal Giveaway KOTH Torpedo Game 1. Game 2. Game 3. Game 4. Game 5. Game 6. Game 7. Game 8. The game replay is bugged so the testing games are useless haha Description: *Game 2-3 are a previous version where there was a dragon bishop instead of a sergeant on j8 and a3 Variant made by CYMarose! - https://www.chess.com/club/cymarose Author: @ChocoCaramelPawn, Co-Authors: @yx-aynerik897, @Anonymous_M-01 Break through the wall and get your enemy king to fall! Note: CGAs, the game replay is bugged, so yeah... you should probably just test it without the testing games ig? Ok, I know what you are thinking - ANOTHER atomic ncv???? Seriously?? Yes. It has atomic and it is an NCV, but the factor if this game is completely different. In atomic, you usually attack aggressively, with inaccurate moves killing your advantage right away. Here, there is this brand new concept - atomic + elimination chess. Now early attacks are almost impossible, and one inaccurate aggressive move can be easily punished. This makes it a strategical game, where you have to carefully get to your opponents side and try to eliminate their king without putting yourself at a disadvantage. The player needs to keep a good balance between attacking and defending and finding a good place for your pieces. Status: Declined Self-Declined by author in the comments

Variant.Universe ID 24 Time Control: 3|2D Gamerules: Statement loss, Bare Piece Rule, Sideways, Limited 6 Lives, Double Movers, 8th=FS, Game of Points, +10 Description: Can you stay sharp and checkmate your opponent before you ran out of lives? You can only move your pieces(not including pawns before promotion) 7 times so tactics and calculations will be common. idk much so I will stop here.  Status: Declined Self-Declined by author.