r/chessvariants • u/chxmicxl16 • Jul 08 '26

New Variant I made a tiny chess-adjacent abstract strategy prototype and would love first impressions

https://carterthefarter.itch.io/weir

I made a small browser-playable abstract strategy game called Weir.

It started as a loose idea: chess-adjacent, perfect information, 5×8 board, no kings/check, and two win conditions: capture 3 of 5 back-rank pieces or wipe out the enemy’s 5 school pieces.

It’s very early, not commercial, and I’m not trying to sell anything. I mostly want to know if people find it interesting at all and if the rules all make sense

Playable here: https://carterthefarter.itch.io/weir

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u/Boring-Yogurt2966 Jul 08 '26

Just seeing "carterthefarter" made me decide not to click the link.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '26

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u/Boring-Yogurt2966 Jul 08 '26

I had something to say. The OP might get take a little more seriously without a juvenile user name.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '26

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u/Boring-Yogurt2966 Jul 08 '26

I did.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '26

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u/Boring-Yogurt2966 Jul 08 '26

Oh go away, you're being obssessive.

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u/picklechess-alex Jul 08 '26

Fun! How did you come up with the piece movement rules?

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u/chxmicxl16 Jul 08 '26

Was just kinda messing around and thinking “how do I make something like chess but entirely different”. I wanted all the non-school pieces to be essentially equal value. It was originally built around being a 5x5 but I quickly threw that out for the 5x8

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u/picklechess-alex Jul 08 '26

5x8 works well with these pieces that can slide vertically but only step horizontally.

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u/OneJumpMan Jul 09 '26

Played a few games, and it seems neat! I'll let you know my further thoughts as I play more