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It gets frustrating when this happens near the end of game when I am just about to win but the game randomly decides to reset my clock or stop the game and make the other person winner!
Reminds me of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khet_(game)
Neat! I built a similar chess variant based on Chess 2 by Dave Sirlin[0]. You can play that one online here: https://www.chess2online.com The nice part about Chess 2 is that the different armies are playable in any combination, which adds lots of variety to the game (although there are some balance issues which are addressed through the official tournament rules). [0] Apparently Sirlin didn't really like the rule set…
The game is fun! I think I've walked into a bug. https://imgur.com/a/WX04SD4 (Assuming black starts with a1 at bottom left): 1. Kc5 d6; 2. e3 <= was my next move but my pawn teleported to f5
I would like to play more, but the games seem to be unreliable - the moves from my opponents stop getting through at some point, typically after a few moves.
If it sticks, maybe it could even be adopted as a variant in Lichess?
They are a lichess fork focused on variants.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> In 2017 a company called "Thinkfun" acquired the license for the now out of print Khet 2.0 and rebranded the game "Laser Chess". Now with a new, modernized scifi look, it brings the exact same rules and feel of Khet 2.0 back to the table. Hm.
I guess there is something about chessboard and lasers. “Laser Chess” was also the name of a 1987 video game: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Chess Gameplay video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PywxkhY3kGs