The East-West Army (Forces of Order) vs Jetan.
Inspired by the famous book from H.G.Wells. Imagine, the Humans have landed on Barsoom (Mars) to colonize it. The resistance from the Martians is going to be harder than first thought.
Goal is to checkmate the King for Martians and either the Princess or the Chief for the Humans.
If you loose, you can select an other army (see variants) and try again.
The Force be with you.
Remark - the Marsians Army`s Pieces are more unusual for Classic Chess Players.
The rules of Jetan were described in the science fiction novel The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. However, his rules were not precise, and there have been many different suggestions what is the best way to play Jetan. The rules file is adapted from the Zillions Fairy Chess zrf, and the piece images are adapted from David Howe's Alfaerie Variant Chess Graphics. |
