losers_chess

The major purpose of the game is to lose all of your pieces, except your
king.

RULE VARIATIONS
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Losers differs from normal chess in the following ways:

 1. If you can capture an opponent's piece, you must do so. If more than one
    capture is possible, you can choose which one to make. If you try to make
    a non-capture move when a capture is possible, you will be told "You must
    capture".

 2. If you are in check, you must defend your king as in chess. A defense
    that involves a capture takes priority over other defenses.

 3. The conditions for victory differ.

     o Should you lose all of your pieces, except the king, you win.
     o If you are stalemated, you win.
     o If you are checkmated, you win.

You may castle, subject to the usual chess rules. The fifty move draw and 3
rep draw is also in effect.

STARTING A LOSERS CHESS GAME
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Match:   Use the "match" command. Type "match opponent losers".
Seek:    Use the "seek" command. Type "seek losers"
Examine: You can use the "examine" mode with "examine b losers"

SPECIAL NOTES
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 o The Losers Chess Channel is 98. "+ch 98" to join.

 o Losers Chess games are denoted in "games" and "history" with a capital
   'L'.

 o "games /L" lists all losers games.

 o "gstat losers" gives stats on the games played.

 o To not play losers chess, set up your formula to include '!losers'.

 o Computers cannot accept requests for loser challenges unless their f3
   variable is set to 'losers'

SEE ALSO
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examine formula games gstat history match promote seek suicide variables wild

AUTHORS
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Created: 15 November 2005 mhill