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Fearsome Chess

Inspired by the complex hierarchy of fear found in nature, this game gives a new life to a childhood game like "Fear Me!" by transforming it into a strategic chess variant. 

This game has different names around the world and uses different animals in the fear hierarchy according to the local fauna. The game I remember had the following hierarchy:

I decided to add an extra Bear in this hierarchy in between the Wolf and Hunter in order to match the six types of chess pieces. 

Setup

The initial setup looks like this:



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By Florin Lupusoru.

Last revised by Florin Lupusoru.


Web page created: 2024-02-25. Web page last updated: 2024-03-03

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