The Rules of Cypher Chess

Note: The rules, below, function together with the illustrations to provide a picture of how the game is played. (See Index.)

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I. Set-up.

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a. The board is 10x11. There are 110 squares.

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b. Areas z/i and 0/10 consist of “Court.”

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c. The middle row, 5 (a5-h5), is the “Border.”

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d. All other areas are the “Field.”

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e. This variation uses all the pieces of classical chess plus a

Spy for each side. 

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f. For starting position, see illustrations.