Halawi Shatranj

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How to play

Halawi Shatranj is standard chess. Only the pieces wear costumes. Notation keeps the usual letters.

Checkmate the other Director: attack it so it has no safe move. That is Cut!
A Director under attack is in check. You must get out of check at once.
White moves first. Players take turns, one move each.

Castling: the Director moves two squares toward a Light, and the Light jumps over to its other side. Neither may have moved, the squares between must be empty, and the Director may not be in check, pass through check or land in check.
En passant: when a Reel moves two squares and lands beside an enemy Reel, that Reel may take it as if it had moved one square, on the very next move only.
Promotion: a Reel that reaches the last row becomes a Camera, Light, Boom Mic or Clapper. You choose.

Stalemate: the side to move has no legal move and is not in check.
Repetition: the same position appears three times.
Fifty-move rule: fifty moves each with no capture and no Reel move.
Not enough material: neither side can ever checkmate (for example Director against Director).
Agreement: offer a draw from More. The cast decide based on the position.
Time: if your clock runs out you lose, unless your opponent cannot possibly checkmate. Then it is a draw.

Drag a piece, or tap it and then tap a square.
Take 2 takes back your last move. Hint shows a good move.
← → step through moves. F flips the board. Esc opens the game menu.
Premoves (Settings): move during the other side's turn and it plays at once when your turn comes.