Show HN: Horizontal Cylinder Chess
deanalvero Saturday, November 29, 2025A chess variant where the top and bottom ranks are adjacent. An additional row of pawns protects your King in the other side of the play area.
This game is built using Compose Multiplatform and it runs on Android, iOS, Web, Desktop (JVM).
Source code is at https://github.com/deanalvero/horizontal-cylinder-chess.
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This article introduces a unique chess variant played on a horizontal cylinder-shaped board, providing a novel twist on the classic game of chess by changing the board's geometry and exploring the strategic implications of this unconventional setup.
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