*Has anyone ever actually played this, and is it a fun game
@bruces Stockfish says it's +24, so it's not balanced out and "the man's too strong". You can see that without analysis though, because it's similar to the "Horde" variant, which is more or less balanced but it has more than double the pawns. Also in Horde the "state" has a row of pawns in front of them too, which is probably more realistic.
@bruces One more thing. Since the original puts black pawns in the mix, you kind of have to assume they will move backwards and gain promotions to stab them in the back instead of fighting with the other pawns. This is also realistic.
@bruces @mmu_man #Alt4You Could you maybe add an alt-text so people not able to see the image would know what you're talking about? Here's a proposition :
Hand-made picture of a chessboard. The top line contains the usual white pieces, correctly ordered, but the next one, usually filled with pawns, is empty. The two bottom lines are filled with pawns, alternatively black and white.
On the top of the picture, a caption says "1. Set-up of the Game: The board is arranged with two rows of pawns on one side and a single row of white elite pieces on the other:"
On the bottom, another caption says "2. The Object of the Game: The object for the pawns is to check-mate the King (i.e. seize the State); the object for the ruling class pieces is to capture all of the pawns (i.e. completely destroy the revolutionary pawn army)."
Hand-made picture of a chessboard. The top line contains the usual white pieces, correctly ordered, but the next one, usually filled with pawns, is empty. The two bottom lines are filled with pawns, alternatively black and white.
On the top of the picture, a caption says "1. Set-up of the Game: The board is arranged with two rows of pawns on one side and a single row of white elite pieces on the other:"
On the bottom, another caption says "2. The Object of the Game: The object for the pawns is to check-mate the King (i.e. seize the State); the object for the ruling class pieces is to capture all of the pawns (i.e. completely destroy the revolutionary pawn army)."
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