Skilled Skiers
This is an army for Chess with Different Armies themed on a family of pieces called Ski Piece which is any line rider modified by omitting the first cell in its ride, i.e. it begins with a little ski-jump.Setup
The pieces other than King & pawns are replaced with other pieces. In place of the Rooks there are 2 Drunken Ski Half Rooks. In place of the Knights, there are 2 Butterflies, in place of the Bishops are the Goosy Ski Half Bishops, & in place of the Queen is the Skirrel.Pieces
| Drunken Ski Half Rook | Makes a 2-0 leap, and may then continue its move by sliding up to 2 squares away from its starting square orthogonally, or steps one square orthogonally sideways (jW4sW) | |
| Butterfly | Moves up to twice as a Knight, but MUST leap over a piece each time. This piece can either be in an orthogonal or diagonal direction from the Butterfly (jNjajN) | |
| Goosy Ski Half Bishop | Makes a 2-2 leap, and may then continue its move by stepping one square away from its starting square diagonally, or steps one square diagonally forward (jF3fF) | |
| Skirrel | Makes a 2-0 leap, and may then continue its move by stepping one square away from its starting square orthogonally, or makes a 2-2 leap, and may then continue its move by stepping one square away from its starting square diagonally, or makes a Knight's jump (jK3N) |
Rules
Rule zero.
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Web page created: 2024-10-05. Web page last updated: 2025-05-09