Also, if we dont limit the piece a queen+royal rook Will be too Hard to win against
New Variant Idea: Ahab Chess
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Dec 12, 2024
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#63
In the rules I have, king and queen are not allowed as Ahabs. As for rook, that one is kind of hard, but imo it’s no harder than the other pieces, especially when using the bare piece rule.
How about, you can choose to spend a turn to “inquire” about an enemy piece. If the piece is the ahab, it must move like a king for the rest of the game. So that way, even if your opponent chooses the queen, you can inquire and then it won’t be so powerful.
Dec 12, 2024
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#65
Then the players could just spend the first 16 moves inquiring. And whoever finds the Ahab first has an edge.
Dec 12, 2024
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#66
Yeah, any good players would just choose rooks and it would be too boring.
Dec 12, 2024
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#67
And with the new variant of "inquiring" I think @Green_Sleeves is right.
What if you can only inquire once for every time you capture a piece? Like if you capture a piece, then you have one inquire charge, or if you capture five, then you have five inquire charges. Makes people be more aggressive.
Another thing about the inquiring idea, if you know it’s a pawn,and you inquire, then the pawn becomes a king and has better movement.
Think about checkmating your opponent with your aha XD