The Cellar

No. 6 of the pocket chess series.

Revision: #2045

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Welcome to VishTheFish771's 4th ever submission and 2nd ever WoF! Before I dive in to the gameplay, just informing you guys that I played like 50 testing games of this and till now this is the funnest variant I've ever made. I only hope that the CGAs think so as well!

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BTW the name comes from an official Minecraft spin off known as Minecraft Dungeons. The name is a reference to a secret level known as Underhalls (also if you play the game, I'm apocolypse 15+ and my main weapon is whispering spear)

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-So this is number (i think?) 6 of the pocket chess series and gameplay mainly revolves around fog of war. In this WoF, try to gain a spatial advantage, because if you have one then you are able to see more squares and therefore have an advantage over your opponent.

-Promotion is rook, but ferz and alibaba are there because why not.

-Also if you notice the hill squares closer to the royal are unreachable because ferzes are color blind. However, in order to do this, I had to make the position assymetrical. So this basically means that both side's strategies will be slightly different.

-Fog of War = Luck

-Knight riders and alibaba riders are so fun to use in this for sniping and stuff

-Kings are OP when it comes to attacking, defending and revealing fog. That's why you shou;d not trade your king even for a O (Knight rider)

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Also to show proof that I properly tested this (Unlike Ripple Effect) Here are all the games I did:

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74690586/0/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74690778/18/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74691048/22/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74691080/22/1

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74691189/41/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74691251/45/1

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74691461/37/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74691607/13/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74691731/36/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74691855/12/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74691884/18/1

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74691919/36/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74760619/37/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74761255/19/1

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74761776/45/1

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74761857/28/1

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74761880/21/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74788508/19/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74788528/26/1

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74788556/20/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74788569/17/1

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74788580/31/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74788644/15/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74788684/30/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74788814/17/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74788861/43/1

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74789425/33/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74790191/31/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74790354/24/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74792144/30/1

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74826012/24/3

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/74826115/16/1