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I don't think it would be particularly fun.
Sacrifice a tower (I forgot the English name) to get access to a corner, then get the queen in the lower left/right corner within 3 moves.
Then pick up the pawns one after the other from behind. The pawns themselves cannot move quickly to the other side because they need to keep a "triangle" formation for safety which requires time to build up.
I'm not sure a sacrifice is even needed. You just need to get the queen to the backline and wreak havoc.
Still, a good way to get rid of some troublesome pawns.
Is this a commentary on how some of the pawns get to the end and become Queens, thus perpetuating the cycle?
It would be funny if there was a condition that made them join the other side after being promoted.
Anecdotal but I have not enjoyed it so far.
And if a pawn gets promoted, it's a class traitor and becomes your opponent's piece?
how about that counts as breaching the armoury and having access to their weapons?
There are loads of variants of chess like this. There's a similar variant to this called Horde chess where white has no pieces but 36 pawns instead, and black has a normal setup. But there are some quite fun/whacky variants on e.g. www.chess.com/variants.
Horde Chess is also avaiable at Lichess.org, a big non-profit and open source alternative to Chess.com.
I think that amount of pawns is pretty much what you need to make it winnable. Maybe a few less if you take black's pawns away. Pretty sure this one, as presented, is unwinnable, which... kind of undermines the point they're trying to make.
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Once you show the horsies that they're being treated like disposable animals it's gg
What happens if one of the ruling class pieces gets behind the pawns, couldn't they pick them off slowly?
Pawns can be promoted to queens when they get to the other side, and when the elite pieces get past the pawns they get promoted to 'media', and can slowly, but surely, pick them off.
I remember playing something similar back in the day, the difference was that the pawn side got to move twice each turn.
Variations like this are pretty standard for chess students.
