NCP - Charybdis

Links:

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9426057

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9426922

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9427874

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9433229

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9434552

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9435580

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9444552

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9444678

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9444867

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9445800

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9456373

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9466555

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9478268

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9489550

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9509963

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9519266

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9640561

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9641428

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9649253

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651673

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651711

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651823

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651952

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651956

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9659779

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9659807

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9661327

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9680792

Faster time control

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9687695

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9689083

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9690996

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9697967

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9698098

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9701849

https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9702895

Game rules: KOTH, CTK, =H, 8th

Time control: 2+5D

Charybdis is a mythological creature that creates giant whirlpools.

Objectives:

1. Free your royal alibaba to reach CTKOTH (two moves away)
   • This is the most common method to win the game. The right-most bishop is extremely powerful, because it protects the alibaba's escape. It is possible to defend without it; however, escape is nearly impossible before it is traded.
2. Capture an opponent's alibaba by trapping it behind your pieces
   • It's difficult but not impossible to bring a knight through an opponent's defenses to capture their alibaba. It's also possible to capture an alibaba if it goes for KOTH too early and gets trapped in the middle of your army.
3. Promote to a hawk
   • This is the rarest factor to determine the game, as it is generally only allowed in two cases: 1) Your team is already winning and has cleared much of the opposing team's defense, or 2) The opposing team is about to reach CTKOTH and doesn't care if you promote.

Please make the walls transparent. Thanks to @qilp for the image, and everyone who suggested names / time controls.

Hope it's decepted!!!

Interesting...definitely better than some variants...

the time control should be 1|1

Given how small the board is, yeah faster time control would probably be better, maybe a blitz or bullet time control with increment or nothing at all (3|0, 2|1, etc.). But that'll probably end with the alibaba premoving into the center :/

wtf 47 minutes

Pff, remind me not to send him screenshots anymore...

Wow, the fastest acception! Less than 1 hour!

Even faster than the Wheel of Fortune “II”.

wait, alibba is the king?? seriously

why not

chess.com/variants/charybdis

It's been good, my friend, but you've been replaced o7