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Has anyone played a 11x8 chess with the gothic pieces and the amazon piece? I wonder if the game would be good and harmonious. In regular chess there are 6 minor pieces to one 2/3 hybrid. In gothic there are 6 minors and three 2/3 hybrids. In this game there would be 6 minors, three 2/3 hybrids and one 3/3 full hybrid. The games shift more from minors to hybrids as you add more pieces. Since I've played gothic and just a few moves of amazon chess, all I can do is wonder since I've never played such a version. On cowplay there is a version called Alekhine which has only 6 minors, double the 2/3 hybrids- 2 A, 2 Q and 2 C per 1 amazon. This is a huge number of hybrids compared to minors. And the board is 14x8 meaning you have to stand/sit farther back to take in the width of the board. This is a big overkill in my opinion, though I am just speculating.
Heads up to the first person who can patent a balanced 11x8 chess variant.
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