I missed some variants but the forum would be longer.
How to play chess variants?
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2 more even though nobody asked:
Sparks of Hope: Promote pawns ASAP, guard the hill, and attempt to reach the hill.
Simplicity: Make captures for points, but be careful not to lose too many pieces.
This is a question many players have, how do I play this variant? well, in this forum we are going to learn how to play difficult variants or ones that you didn't know about:
-Chaturaji: It is a 4 player chess, there are no checks or checkmates, but kings can be captured and pawns become rooks (sailboats).
-Minihouse: It is a small board in which each player has one of each piece (except queen). Captured pieces are added to your parts bank and can be placed in an empty square.
-XXL Chess: Fight on a 14x14 board with new knight pieces. The pawns become queens on the eighth rank.
-King Safety Chess: Get your king to safety by attacking the other kings in your way, 9 checks is checkmate and the pawns are promoted to queen, rook, bishop or knight on the ninth rank.
-Thermopylae Chess: Red's goal is to prevent Green from being captured by a zombie and capture Green's royal general (combine king with knight). Green's goal is for the zombie to capture him or for him to last 76 moves, either of which will allow him to win the game. Pawns are promoted to Archbishop, Camel Rider, General, Queen, Wildebeest, or Alibaba Rider in rank 11. camel rider, general, queen, wildebeest or Alibaba rider in row 11.
-Gothic Chess: It is a 10x8 board with new pieces, the chancellor can move as a knight or a rook and the archbishop can move as a knight or a bishop. To castle, the king moves three squares to each side and must land on the rook.
-Collateral Worlds Chess: Defend your flank on the king side and attack the other flank. The pawns become a knight on the fifth rank. When checkmated, the player's king and pawns turn to stone, while the other pieces change color and take on the color of the player performing the checkmate.
-Warui-shogi Chess: It is a modern version of shogi. The pawns are promoted to king on the eighth rank, the player in deadlock loses, and the captured pieces are added to a piece bank and can be placed on an empty square.
-Ambush Chess: Place a rook and a king on your second row on your first moves. Your opponent's starting position is the same as yours, pawns promote a rook on the 8th rank.
-Behind the Mirror Chess: On each flank you have a king who is not royal and one who is. Keep your royal king safe and use the non-royal ones to checkmate your opponent.
-Villagers Chess:
Push the rook pawn forward to attack the opponent and defend against such an assault. The pawns of the eighth rank are promoted to rook, bishop, knight or king. Soldiers advance and capture only one square forward, sergeants capture and advance in all three directions.
-Villagers Chess II: Develop your knights and unleash the power of towers to gain a winning advantage. Pawns are promoted to chancellor, archbishop, general, or knight at the eighth rank.