alt Hacker NewsShow HN: Timur's Chess – A 14th century chess variant with giraffes
My weekend vibecoding project was to attempt to resurrect a 14th century chess variant favored by the Central Asian warlord Timur (Tamerlane). There are giraffes, elephants, citadels, and you can promote up to 2 additional kings! theres a working AI chess engine and relatively untested multiplayer
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thisisauserid • today at 8:52 PM
So the giraffe kinda moves like a knight that can't jump. It takes a mandatory diagonal, then must move at least three more squares. But then it can move any number of squares in that direction after those three.
Okay, so not really like a knight at all.
Wait until you find out about the cannon in Chinese chess. It's like a rook that not only can jump one piece, but must.
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whoishiding • today at 9:44 PM
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Cool! Never heard of this before. Would be fun to get a physical board and try with my kids.