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Forest Skirmish

New chess variant and personal favorite! Rules included in TTS Notebook.

Game description:

Each army has six bandits and a bandit leader, on a 7x9 board peppered with trees that obstruct movement. Bandits are cylindrical pieces, with a Rook icon on one side and a Bishop icon on the other side. Bandit Leaders are also cylindrical, with a King icon on one side and a Knight icon on the other side.

The icon on top of a piece indicates how it is allowed to move. After a piece moves, it is also flipped over, revealing the alternate icon. Trees obstruct movement the same way a friendly piece does in Chess.

Instead of moving a piece, a player can use their turn to chop down a tree that's next to one of their pieces (freeing up space on the board).

Win by capturing the opponent's Bandit Leader (or checkmate, if playing the "Honor Among Bandits" variant).