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Custom Chess

This mod is the resulting project & proof of concept of many hours of passionate rational work to gather and render accessible a large amount of many variant concepts for Chess, with modular integration, gameplay variety and compatibilities.

As most of the Chess variants and "fairy" pieces concepts are frustratingly scattered, I wanted to gather and compile them in a system which would allow to pick any at will to be played in configurable games. More informations on its website[customchess.wordpress.com].

While the mod targets the Chess fans, veterans and connoisseurs (knowing the rules beforehand would help), a unit's abilities and functions will be described when you hover over it.

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The mod allows you to play a many great deal of Chess variants to your liking, thanks to a large amount of units and boards.
You can also build your custom sets of units, thanks to their estimated CURVs.
As an exemple, the value of the FIDE Chess set on the 8x8 board is about 45.

CURV = Chess Unit Relative Value
Unit = piece OR pawn
Piece =/= Pawn
Royal = must be defended from checkmate to avoid defeat.

An army can have any number of royal units.
An army of pawns only doesn't need a royal unit (power to the pawnletariat!).
A royal unit cannot move/stay into check, unless there's another royal unit not in check in the army.

When it comes to balance, I had a look at all the values I could find, estimated/calculated by people more experts than I on the many Chess Variants web pages. Some values may have been adjusted slightly to fit better with the unit roster or modifiers.
While most units/modifiers and their values were not tested extensively, the overall balance should be rather coherent. Some units/modifiers currently lack value though, and some combinations might be too strong.
As such, you might want to enforce limitations for a minimum amount of units, a maximum CURV or number of modifiers for a unit, or even setup a banlist. Try things, any feedback is welcome!


The various symbols mostly come from Wikipedia, the board painter app from Musketeer Chess website, icon searchs on internet with some additional editings, or my own creations from existing templates.

New units, modifiers, or even special squares will be added in the future.



- 100+ different pieces, including 24 royal units
- 23 different pawn types

- 30 modifiers, including 4 exclusives to pawns

- 40+ playing boards gathered from the Workshop, Internet, or self-designed.



Support:
You can have a look at my other game mods, Neuroshima Hex! 2.0 Ultimate & Tetrarchia + The Dux.
To reward or support further works on this mod or other ones, you can leave me a tip[www.patreon.com].
To have a read about this Custom Chess project, you can visit its website[customchess.wordpress.com].

Ressources:
- Chess Variant website: https://www.chessvariants.com
- Musketeer Chess board painter: https://musketeerchess.net/tools/boardpainter/
- BGG Chess games: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/4024/chess-games