Chess on an Infinite Plane (hitthepin - Bad_Dobby_Fischer)
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Now I've seen Sandbox infinite an infinite board looks... TINY...
No...
Bad_Dobby_Fischer wrote:
Vickalan, thanks for modding!
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Can you move and check through the blue lines?
No problem - I like watching as much as playing.
The blue lines just help you keep track of the 1st and 8th ranks - even in this game that is where pawns promote.
1.N(6,3)...N(3,6)
2.(4,4)...N(6,6)
3.N(3,3)
Bad_Dobby_Fischer wrote:
Q pawn up 2 squares
Is it (5,4)?
Is it (5,4)?
Always specify file before rank: (file, rank). For people who use mathematical graphs it's the same as (x,y) coordinates.
Rules:
The Pieces:
Black and White each have the following pieces (quantity and name):
1 king
1 queen
2 chancellors
2 rooks
2 bishops
2 knights
2 guards
2 hawks
24 pawns
All pieces move as in classical chess, with the "extra" three pieces moving as follows:
Chancellor (C) - Moves and captures as rook + knight.
Hawk (H) - Leaps exactly 2 or 3 squares in any orthogonal or diagonal direction. The leaping move means it can jump over other pieces.
Guard (G) - Moves and captures the same as a king but is not affected by check.
Pawns play the same and promote at the same rank as in classical chess. White pawns promote at rank 8, and black pawns promote at rank 1. Pawns can promote to chancellor, hawk, or guard in addition to queen, rook, bishop, or knight. Pawns may capture and be captured en passant with the same rules as in classical chess.
Board Setup:
Orange brackets identify the four "classical" corner squares (1,1), (1,8), (8,1), and (8,8).
There is no castling.
There is no fifty-move rule. Draws can only occur from stalemate, threefold repetition, agreement, or a proven case of insufficient material to force checkmate.
All other rules are the same as in classical chess.
Move Notation:
Numeric coordinates identify piece locations as (file#, rank#). Parenthesis are used around each coordinate. Three examples of a move notation:
1) A rook moving from (8,4) to (1,4):
R(8,4)-(1,4) or R(1,4)
2) A rook moving from (1,4) and capturing a piece on (0,4):
R(1,4)x(0,4) or Rx(0,4)
3) A pawn advancing from (-1,7) to (-1,6):
(-1,7)-(-1,6) or (-1,6)
hitthepin plays White. Good luck to both players!