Loop Chess

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HighEldar

So I'm going through my old files and realized there were several chess variations I made that I never formally published. Loop Chess is one of them.

Loop Chess can be played with any even number of players, just keep adding board segments as appropriate. Loop Chess acts upon an "Infinity board" that is connected on either side as if it were a circle or cylinder. There are only two columns separating the last table from the first (not 4 as the image appears to suggest).

Main play starts with White followed by the primary colours, followed by black then the secondary colours - although you are within your right and means to play "zigzag" (i.e. first board players first then second and so on).

Play can include variations typically seen in multiplayer chess games such as Free-for-all, last man standing and Teams.

Optional rule: If a pawn of yours promotes on the eight rank of a board segment that isn't your original starting board, that pawn turns into an Amazon fairy piece (Queen+Knight).

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@HighEldar I love the idea, but how would challenges be made? would the challenge request a specific number of players? or would there be an infinite number of players until the challenge accepptance time runs out? also that would be a lot of programming

HighEldar
HenryJonasChess wrote:

@HighEldar I love the idea, but how would challenges be made? would the challenge request a specific number of players? or would there be an infinite number of players until the challenge accepptance time runs out? also that would be a lot of programming

If playing online, then sure, seems about right. Potentially, you could have up to infinite players but the game wouldnt be very practical. With more players the time constraints will get a bit ridiculous so it might be worth considering playing with "Simultaneous" rules - basically where players move at exactly the same time.
Easiest setup is if you have a load of chess boards and an even number of players - just line the boards up next to each other and draw little 2x4 rectangles in between them.