Keep in mind though that with enough design and testing effort, that a “small variant” can still be accepted. In the case of Minihouse, even an NCV with enough theory and all-around variety.
Flash forward to 2025 where Pocket Chess Challenge gets created:
8.puzzled variant(eg Stay up):Complex and fun for casual,but not as a listing variant.
9.generic pocket chess(eg pointy garden):Not Unique
In the #6 example, the “points” are even, but the values of pieces should be slightly different. For example, amazons are 8, rooks are 4, and sergeants are 2. Red has 24 points, which overpowers Yellow’s 16. In smaller 4PC boards I think that point values for pieces are not best, so P4M rules, for instance, would be a fair solution in those situations as long as it doesn’t take away the desired outcome (my WoF doesn’t work because zombie royals don’t award points). Storming the Castle doesn’t even use points, anyway, because it is Teams.
Welcome to Chessy chess! A brand you chess variant with chess inside chess!
Here you have no idea where you king is or what pieces you have, but they all spell "Chess". Isn't that cool? This game is also not balanced or play tested, because who needs that? I decided to not add any bots (yes, you heard me right!) and instead combine every single rule possible! I listened to feedback from my last chess variant, and they said that putting ducks on the board and not letting them move is a crime to humanity. So, I just removed them from existence even though duck chess is enabled!
No ducks were harmed in this variant.