Nisus

Abstract

This invention is a board game that is a chess variant played on the same board of sixty-four squares as a chess board and each player has sixteen moveable pieces. This is a nonconvention chess piece set, wherein the pieces of the nonconventional chess piece set perform nonstandard movements of the conventional chess pieces. This nonconventional chess game may also have special functions different from conventional chess pieces. A method of playing the chess variant is also disclosed.

1 . A method of two players to play a variant chess game, said method comprising the steps of:
 (a) providing a chess board with sixty-four alternately colored white and black squares,   (b) providing sixteen game pieces for each player,   (i) the game pieces of player being distinguishable by the game pieces of the other player by color, one being black, the other white.   (ii) the sixteen game pieces for each player comprising eight traditional pieces called Ns each having a symbol or numeral designating the number's 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, and 8. The other eight traditional pieces are a triangle called PI, a square called NOX, a pentagon called SI, a circle called HI, a lazy eight infinity sign called SPUN, a hexagon called TI, a seven-sided figure called BE, and an octagon called OS. Non-traditional pieces can be represented by animals or plants and various other alien or human species.   (c) providing rules governing the movement for each piece:   (i) the rules for movement of some pieces are the same or similar as the chess rules for movement of some of the game pieces in the game of chess and   (ii) the rules of movement of other pieces are different from the chess rules form movement of any of the game pieces in the game of chess;   (d) placing the pieces of each player on the board so that the pieces for one player occupy the first two rows on one side of the board and the pieces for the other player occupy the first two rows on the opposite side of the board;   (e) the players move in alternate turns one game piece according to said rules governing the movement of the game pieces; and   (f) continuing to move the pieces in alternate turns until one player has no pieces or surrenders or both players declare a draw.