Caïssa Britannia

This variant of chess was originally created by Fergus Duniho.

Overview:

Caïssa Britannia has a Queen centred nature of chess with Lions, Unicorns, Dragons, and a royal Queen. The major pieces are the Unicorn, Rook, and Prince Consort, while the minor pieces are the Lion, Dragon, Bishop, and Knight.

The whole objective of the game is to checkmate enemy queen. Unlike in Chess, where the King might never fully trap another, one Queen may trap another in a corner, which can allow a single minor piece to checkmate the trapped Queen. To add on the one can make combinations and strategies in order to defeat the opponent.

Controls: 

Left Mouse Button to select pieces.

Rules:

1. The object is to checkmate the enemy Queen.
2. The two Queens may never face each other across an empty diagonal or orthogonal line.
3. A Queen may not move into check.
4. A Queen may not move through any space it would be illegal for it to move to.
5. There is no castling
6. A Bishop may change color by stepping one space orthogonally to an empty space.
7. Upon reaching the last rank, a Pawn may promote to a Knight or to any captured piece belonging to the same side.

Credits:

Pedro Augusto de Almeida Soares - Programming

Moulya Paramesh - Game Design/ UI Art

Anand Mohapatra - Game Design / Art

Cesar Abraham Nazario Garcia - Programming / UI

Trello Link: https://trello.com/b/HM7f56eJ/chess2