NCP - Storming the Castle

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Testing games:


First sketch:
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=3346720-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=3346792-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=3348197-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=3347599-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=3348287-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=3348698-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=3348722-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=3348910-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=3353224-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=3353388-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=4137243-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=4137314-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=4139082-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5448628-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5448712-0

First balancing attempts:
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5483732-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5484514-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5943809-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5943965-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5944079-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5944393-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5944435-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5969312-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5969430-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5982105-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5982322-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5982376-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5982105-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=6135578-0

Balance tests:
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=6857554-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=6857614-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=6857860-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9007421-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9345096-0

Final tests of new version:
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9345096-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10047188-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10047263-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10047958-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10047999-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10053753-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10053980-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10063664-0

Refining final version:
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10063822-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10064206-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10066814-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10135600-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10135676-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10135705-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10135884-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10136636-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10136668-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10136704-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10136730-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10137291-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10137323-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10137360-0

Final version:
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10138331-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10138463-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10138570-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10139736-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10139759-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10236522-0
https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=10248683-0

Gamerules: Alt Teams (RB vs YG), Pawns promote on the 11th rank, Pawns promote to an Amazon or Wildebeest.

Time control: ¼|25D

Description:

This is one of my ancient variant ideas, which I managed to implement only in the past month. The intention behind the variant was to create an asymmetric teams variant with entirely different game goals for each team.































































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Interesting. I kind of like it.

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I was testing STC a lot with you and I think this is the my favourite variant now.

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You have earnt my approval.
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stupnik_2_0 wrote:

I was testing STC a lot with you and I think this is the my favourite variant now.

What do you rate this position? On a scale of 1-5?

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I like how the formatting is super messed up on mobile

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zisal2029 je napisao/la:
stupnik_2_0 wrote:

I was testing STC a lot with you and I think this is the my favourite variant now.

What do you rate this position? On a scale of 1-5?

On scale of 1-5, this is 6

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[Deleted 18 comments] Stop the spam please.

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The Scroll of the Apocalypse is revealed at last. The Four Horsemen have risen: Antichess, WFT II, Hyper Fiesta, and this.

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BoxJellyfishChess:

The Scroll of the Apocalypse is revealed at last. The Four Horsemen have risen: Antichess, WFT II, Hyper Fiesta, and this.

what does that mean?

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BoxJellyfishChess je napisao/la:

The Scroll of the Apocalypse is revealed at last. The Four Horsemen have risen: Antichess, WFT II, Hyper Fiesta, and this.

This is so true

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One of the most well-made, strange, interesting, and unique position I've seen.
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CGA wrote:
You have earnt my approval.

 but its unequal so red and blue will probably lose

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nitrotypess wrote:
CGA wrote:
You have earnt my approval.

 but its unequal so red and blue will probably lose

Asymmetry is a great way to design an NCP, and @bsrti said that this is a way for the two teams to have their own goals.

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nitrotypess wrote:
CGA wrote:
You have earnt my approval.

 but its unequal so red and blue will probably lose

It’s like horde chess in that sense: if black allows too much time for white to reinforce his pawns, then he may lose. Same goes for this position, red and blue cannot turtle

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samuelysfung wrote:
nitrotypess wrote:
CGA wrote:
You have earnt my approval.

 but its unequal so red and blue will probably lose

It’s like horde chess in that sense: if black allows too much time for white to reinforce his pawns, then he may lose. Same goes for this position, red and blue cannot turtle

What do you mean by Black and White? Yellow and Green?

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White = YG, Black = RB

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samuelysfung wrote:

White = YG, Black = RB

I think RB should be White, and YG should be Black.

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And I think BG should be While, and RY should be Black.