Unusual pieces - where are the rules on how they move?

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Chess_Kibitzer_2020

Several variants on here have introduced non-standard chess pieces and there is no clear guide as to how they move.

When I picked such a variant, if I dare to stop and read the rules I'll be told I didn't play a move on time.

So I have to randomly play and hope?

And then it never told me in the rules how each piece moved. I won by luck as it happens.

Chess_Kibitzer_2020

Ok, this is what I mean: Mini Forest, Your rules (if anyone gets any time to read them)

 

"Obtain an endgame advantage to convert it into points and a win respectively.

Pawns promote to a bishop, dabbaba, alfil, camel, grasshopper or ferz on the 8th rank. To deliver a checkmate, the opponent's king must be captured. The scoring system is points, meaning you have to obtain more points than your opponent.
 
 
Custom position "Mini Forest"
 
Capture the King
 
P
Game of points
 
=      
Pawns promote to a bishop, camel, ferz, grasshopper, alfil or dabbaba on the 8th rank"

 

so you've said twice how pawns promote but not what any of those pieces are or how they move.

 

 

ChessMasterGS

https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/the-fairy-pieces-introduction

There's a forum (linked above) in the 4 Player Chess club. It has the movement rules of every listed fairy piece currently on variants.

ChessMasterGS

Additionally, you can use Shift + Click on a piece to see its movements during the game, but I'm assuming that you'd rather know by memory the rules : P

Chess_Kibitzer_2020

That's good but it isn't obvious from when you're in the game playing area and look up the rules. Wouldn't it be better to link you there?

 

Play-banned
Chess_Kibitzer_2020 wrote:

That's good but it isn't obvious from when you're in the game playing area and look up the rules. Wouldn't it be better to link you there?

 

im sure it is though (when you edit a position)