If you could rename the chess pieces...

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The best one so far is "Shecky".

kamuimaru

IKR?!

VULPES_VULPES
kamuimaru wrote:

IKR?!

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kamuimaru

I know right as in how shecky is awesome

VULPES_VULPES
kamuimaru wrote:

I know right as in how shecky is awesome

Yup. Agreed.

kamuimaru

Rook = ryou, knights = narikei, pawns = tokin, and i forget the rest

Redglove6

While you're at it, let's change the rules too.  How about a piece called the Half-blood Prince and depending on the mood, the piece may or may not change sides. 

kamuimaru

What the--

kamuimaru

--pie

chessgdt
kamuimaru wrote:

Knight would be paladin, bishop a sage or troubadour/Valkyrie, rook would be general, queen be queen and king be king.

(Fire emblem stolen names)

Hey, you play fire emblem? which one(s)?

FancyKnight

Bishop=Clown

Knight=Fancy

kamuimaru

Lol I do play fe, but only rekka no ken ;;

chessgdt
kamuimaru wrote:

Lol I do play fe, but only rekka no ken ;;

ah, i have shadow dragon and radiant dawn :) Although knights in shadow dragon would not be good for replacing the knights in chess-they are too heavy XD.

Apoapsis

a-pawn: Arnie
b-pawn: Bob
c-pawn: Chuck
d-pawn: Dave
e-pawn: Shecky
f-pawn: Fred
g-pawn: Greg
h-pawn: Shecky II

a-rook: Agincourt
b-knight: Berlin
c-bishop: Charlie
queen: Shecky III
king: Shecky IV
f-bishop: Frank
g-knight: George
h-rook: Maximillian

kamuimaru

chessgdt wrote:

kamuimaru wrote:

Lol I do play fe, but only rekka no ken ;;

ah, i have shadow dragon and radiant dawn :) Although knights in shadow dragon would not be good for replacing the knights in chess-they are too heavy XD.

Splendid! =)

CoenJones
owltuna wrote:

King, Lady, Tower, Runner, Jumper, Peon.

in some foreign languages, the rook is called a tower and the knight is called a jumper or leaper.

Phylar

Pawns: Interns

Knights: Desk Personnel

Bishops: Desk Personnel with a life

Rooks: Supervisors/Managers

King: The Boss

Queen: The bosses wife

maheshroks

soldier -pawn

knight- camel

king-king

queen- army general

bishop- archer

rook- elephant

kelsierSC

queen - High Lord

Stevie65

A pawn is a "hostage"  not a soldier.

the knights are the soldiers.

the rook is the strong hold.

The bishop is the spiritual leader.