How can I make odd sized board

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I want to try to make some games that has board sizes like 5x5, 7x7 or 9x9 but the pawns, whatever number I select to be pawns home rank, for example, I covered up 2 edges of a 10x10 with transparent bricks to make a 9x9, but when I set the pawn's home rank to 2, the white pawns can move forward 2 squares, but black pawns don't. And when I changed it to 3, now both side's pawns can move forward 2 squares, but when a white pawn advances 1 square on it's first move, on the second move it can ALSO move 2 squares! And for the promotion ranks, I set it to be 9, then the white pawns do promote at the end rank but black promotes 1 rank early! How can I make these odd sized boards?

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At the moment you simply can't unless you use colors that don't have opposite directions (like red and blue)

Avatar of Python3-12-7

you spelt colours wrong

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Python3-12-7 wrote:

you spelt colours wrong

that depends on which part of the world you're in (even the word spelt/spelled can be different), as long as you can understand it and it's not egregiously incorrect then it's fine

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Python3-12-7 wrote:

you spelt colours wrong

spelled

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That also depends on which part of the world you're in, lol

"Spelt" is GB English and "spelled" is US English. 🙂

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Odd sized boards are possible but the starting home rank for both when you create one (as @C4mil011 mentioned earlier) won't be the same as of now. However, if I remember correctly, you might be able to request it in the gamerules forum

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see Best Friends Forever;just make a self-partner RY or no pawns.

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wanna know the answer you want? No, you cannot.

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could be

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Odd board dimensions are not yet supported.

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MAKE A CIRCLE BOARD

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So

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hey be nice!

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I would recommend using transparent brick.

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GM_Sacrifice_The_Knightt wrote:

I want to try to make some games that has board sizes like 5x5, 7x7 or 9x9 but the pawns, whatever number I select to be pawns home rank, for example, I covered up 2 edges of a 10x10 with transparent bricks to make a 9x9, but when I set the pawn's home rank to 2, the white pawns can move forward 2 squares, but black pawns don't. And when I changed it to 3, now both side's pawns can move forward 2 squares, but when a white pawn advances 1 square on it's first move, on the second move it can ALSO move 2 squares! And for the promotion ranks, I set it to be 9, then the white pawns do promote at the end rank but black promotes 1 rank early! How can I make these odd sized boards?

To edit the board size, you can either use bricks, or edit the FEN4(see here)