Survival Chess: Tartan Grid társasjáték

Angol leírás

Survival Chess: Tartan Grid is a complete, stand-alone abstract strategy game built upon the timeless mechanics of chess. It strips away the concepts of checkmate and royal pieces, reducing the conflict to its purest, most brutal form: a war of total annihilation under a single, unforgiving law — capture is mandatory. The iconic "Tartan Grid" starting position transforms the board into a dense, interwoven battlefield, creating a unique tactical puzzle of wave-like chain reactions and resource management that is distinct from any traditional chess opening.

Components:

A standard chessboard (8x8 squares).
48 Pawns (24 light and 24 dark) to set up the special "Tartan Grid" starting position.
8 Kings, 8 Queen, 8 Rooks, 8 Bishops, 8 Knights for potential promotions for each side.

Setup:
In the initial position each side has 24 pawns:
Pawns are arranged in a checkerboard pattern across six central ranks, forming an extremely dense, intertwined design reminiscent of Scottish tartan. The board is almost completely filled.
White (24 pawns in total): Pawns on squares a7, c7, e7, g7 (first line), b6, d6, f6, h6 (second line), a5, c5, e5, g5 (third line), b4, d4, f4, h4 (fourth line), a3, c3, e3, g3 (fifth line), and b2, d2, f2, h2 (sixth line).
Black (24 pawns in total): Pawns on squares a2, c2, e2, g2 (first line) and b3, d3, f3, h3 (second line), a4, c4, e4, g4 (third line), b5, d5, f5, h5 (fourth line), a6, c6, e6, g6 (fifth line), and b7, d7, f7, h7 (sixth line).
The 1st and 8th ranks are empty.

Rules:
The game follows standard FIDE chess rules, except for the following:
The Main Rule: Capture is mandatory. If you have a legal opportunity to capture an opponent's piece, you must do so. If multiple captures are available, you may choose any one of them.
The King is an ordinary piece. It has no special status: it is not given check, it is not the objective of the game, and it can be captured like any other piece.
There are no concepts of "check" or "mate."
There is no castling.

Pawn Promotion: A pawn that reaches the last rank (8th for White, 1st for Black) must be promoted immediately. The player may choose a king, queen, rook, bishop, or knight.
Pawn's Initial Double-Step: Any pawn on its starting rank (the 2nd rank for White or the 7th rank for Black) has the right to move forward two squares on its first move, provided the path is clear (a tribute to classical chess).
The en passant capture rule is in effect.
Stalemate is a draw, as in standard chess.

Objective: Eliminate the opponent's last piece. The player who captures the final piece wins.

Gameplay:
The game begins with White's first move, which must be a pawn promotion. White can promote any of their four pawns that are already on the 7th rank.
From this moment, The Main Rule (Capture is mandatory) is in full effect. The extreme density of pieces means that any move will trigger vast, cascading chains of forced captures. Calculation becomes a matter of predicting wave-like reactions through the entire grid.
Players use their pawns from the lower ranks as a strategic reserve, advancing them to promote into new pieces and support attacks.

—description from the designer