Dice Chess variant called Kumulus

The rules are the same as in standard chess, with the following modifications:

Each piece has a numerical value assigned to it — for example, a Queen is worth 6 points, and a Pawn is worth 1 point. Pieces move as they do in traditional chess.

When you capture an opposing piece, the capturing piece’s value is reduced by the value of the captured piece. The capturing piece then transforms into the piece corresponding to its new value. This also works in reverse: if a lower-value piece captures a higher-value one, the captured piece is transformed instead, according to the value difference.

For example:

A Queen (6) captures a Pawn (1), reducing its value to 5 and transforming into a Rook.
A Pawn (1) captures a Rook (5), transforming the Rook into a Knight (4).
If a piece’s resulting value drops below 1, it is removed from the board.

Additionally, you can capture your own pieces. In this case, their values are added together, and the capturing piece is promoted to the piece matching the new combined value.

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To make transformations easier to track, each piece's current status (., Knight, Bishop) is displayed on one face of a six-sided die. The game is played on a 7x7 square board. Since a standard die has six sides, an additional piece has been introduced to round out the set: the **Geminus**.

The **Geminus** functions like a double Pawn. It can move one or two squares forward, one square backward, and can capture diagonally in any direction — forward or backward — one square at a time.

As in traditional chess, the objective is to checkmate your opponent's King.