Overboard
This is an oversized combination of many of my older ideas. Despite the name, I tried to keep everything simple. Each piece has the same capturing and non-capturing moves, there are no multi-capturers, and only the pawns promote—but there are two types! It was originally meant to be smaller, but there wasn't room in 196 or even 225 squares for everything to fit comfortably.Setup
files=16
ranks=16
promoZone=0
promoChoice=W/PH/PF/PQ/PS/VH/VF/VQ/VS
graphicsDir=https://chessvariants.com/cgi-bin/fen2.php?s=50&t=Greenwade&w=e2d5bf&b=8F8779&p=
squareSize=40
graphicsType=
borders=1
rimColor=#505A71
lightShade=#CEb089
darkShade=#968164
coordColor=#CEb089
firstRank=1
royal=K
courier pawn:V:fyafodaubBcfB:berolinaspear:f4,g4,h4,i4,j4,k4,,f13,g13,h13,i13,j13,k13
morph=*/5/6/7/8
guard pawn:P:f(dauf)W:weakpawn:a5,b5,c5,d5,e5,f5,g5,h5,i5,j5,k5,l5,m5,n5,o5,p5,,a12,b12,c12,d12,e12,f12,g12,h12,i12,j12,k12,l12,m1
morph=*/1/2/3/4
knight:N:N:knight:c4,n4,,c13,n13
bishop:B:B:bishop:g2,j2,,g15,j15
rook:R:R:rook:a2,p2,,a15,p15
queen:Q:Q:queen:h2,,h15
horse queen:H:NmpafsyafFNmpafsyafW:pegasus--unicorn:g1,,g16
guard:gu:(dauf)W:wazir:h3,i3,,h14,i14
chipmunk:CI:(dauf)F:ferz:g3,j3,,g14,j14
elephant:E:yafodaubQcQ:elephant:d2,m2,,d15,m15
camel:C:C:camel:d3,m3,,d14,m14
zebra:Z:Z:zebra:e3,l3,,e14,l14
osprey:O:DmpafyafsW:osprey:e1,l1,,e16,l16
rhino:RH:WyafsW:rhinoceros:b2,o2,,b15,o15
unicorn:U:NmpafsyafW:unicorn:c1,n1,,c16,n16
gryphon:G:FyafsF:griffin:f2,k2,,f15,k15
pegasus:GG:NmpafsyafF:pegasus:b1,o1,,b16,o16
warrior:CM:WaffsW:champion:b4,o4,,b13,o13
titan:T:FaffsF:sniff:d4,m4,,d13,m13
ballista:BA:DH:ballista:f3,k3,,f14,k14
prince:KK:KafsK:prince:c3,n3,,c14,n14
courier:CU:yafodaubBcB:horseshoe:e4,l4,,e13,l13
condor:CO:AmpafyafsF:vulture:d1,m1,,d16,m16
flying bishop:OB:(dauf)B:wings--bishop:e2,l2,,e15,l15
wild queen:W:KANDGZCH:buffalo--duchess:j1,,j16
hare:RB:yafodaubRcR:rabbit:a4,p4,,a13,p13
ski bishop:BB:AmpafyafF:ski--bishop:f1,k1,,f16,k16
ski rook:RR:DmpafyafW:ski--rook:a1,p1,,a16,p16
ski queen:S:AmpafyafFDmpafyafW:ski--queen:i1,,i16
javelin:J:AG:javelin:b3,o3,,b14,o14
flying queen:F:(dauf)Q:wings--queen:h1,,h16
flying rook:OR:(dauf)R:wings--rook:c2,n2,,c15,n15
monkey:M:(dauf)K:monkey:a3,p3,,a14,p14
king:K:KisO6:king:i2,,i15
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By Daniel Zacharias.
Last revised by Daniel Zacharias.
Web page created: 2024-04-04. Web page last updated: 2024-04-04