Unforeseen
It's been a while.
I know I said I'll wait a while before submitting this, but this seems good to me and others.
Nice, not autodeclined :)
The main way to win this variant is to either stalemate the other player, or block the bots opposite to you to win. I've had so much fun testing this variant, and I hope you do too.
Since this is a FOW variant, you might have questions.
1) Can you shuffle to draw?
Shuffling seems to not work in any way possible, due to torpedo opening up the main position, and players can easily punish shufflers by simply attacking them. See g#76767640.
2) Why sideways?
Although sideways adds a layer of unpredictability, you always control a lot of squares which significantly nerfs it. In addition, sideways actually makes draws less common when endgames have a small amount of pieces.
3) Is this drawish?
No, this is not drawish. In fact, if there was no fog, this would've been drawish.
4) Why fog?
Fog adds a unique layer and atmosphere to this variant, and I feel this plays out well in fog.
5) Does this add more luck to regular fog of war, or is luck based?
No, this has the same, if not a little less luck than regular fog of war in my opinion. Players are recommended to defend their pieces, take control of open files, and take risks, just like normal fog of war.
Also please make /all in chat default.
Dabbaba-rider was removed in previous version because nobody used it, and knight was buffed to knight-rider
Testing games (Please let me know if I inserted the wrong game):
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76652142/204/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76652303/181/1
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76701228/123/1
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76701347/135/1
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76702597/101/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76702725/139/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76702853/139/1
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76703106/121/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76705688/137/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76762810/121/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76763290/132/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76766960/121/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76767640/151/1
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76823636/85/1
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76825390/81/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76825603/147/1
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76825808/109/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76889343/61/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76889589/141/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76943759/53/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76944175/170/1
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76945955/101/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76995441/13/3
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76995688/10/1
https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/76996125/119/1
https://www.chess.com/variants-test/custom/game/28574763/161/3
https://www.chess.com/variants-test/custom/game/28574779/133/3
I give my thanks to @yx-111aynaye , @2bhnst , @OMISGOAT , and @NoWellOkay for testing this variant.
