How to play Plunder Chess

Learn the rules to the Chess Variant: Plunder Chess quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules. For a refresher of the original Chess rules, check out this video: • How to play Chess (202...
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RULES:
The rules are the same as regular chess, except for these changes. During setup place the vests to the side. Whenever a piece is captured, the capturing piece has the option to plunder the captured pieces moves. To plunder the moves, take an available vest from the side of the board that matches the captured piece and place it onto the capturing piece. If you capture a piece that already has a vest on it, then you may plunder that piece’s vest instead if you like. Pieces may only have 1 vest at a time.
A piece with a vest is allowed to perform any legal move of the piece’s symbol on that vest 1 time. This is called a vest-move. After a vest-move, remove the vest from the piece and return it to the side of the board so it can be used again later if needed. Pieces may still perform conventional moves while wearing a vest without losing that vest’s ability. If you capture a piece with a conventional move while wearing a vest, you must either decline plundering the new piece or you must remove your current vest before plundering the new one.
If you capture a piece with a vest-move, you must first remove the current vest before plundering your opponent’s piece. You do not have to plunder if you don’t want to, but you may not plunder the vest at a later time. You may not plunger a piece that has the same moving capability as the capturing piece. For example, a queen may not plunder a rook, bishop, or queen. All pieces, except for pawns, may plunder pawns to gain their en passant move. Knights, bishops and kings may also plunder a pawn's double step move option in addition to the condition of being captured from en passant. A king may not use a pawn vest-move for the double step move if en passant is present.
The pawn vest does not allow any piece to promote to a higher rank piece. Pawns are allowed to use their vest-move in order to promote. If a pawn wearing a vest uses a conventional move to promote, then whatever vest it is currently wearing will be transferred to the promoted piece so long as that vest adds movement potential to the promoted piece. Promoted pieces may not gain a pawn vest upon promotion nor does a pawn-vest promote to a different vest when reaching the farthest row.
If a pawn uses a vest-move to return to the 2nd row, it regains it’s double step move option as well as the ability to be captured via en passant.
A knight vest-move allows pieces to jump over other pieces. Castling is allowed like normal unless a vest-move threatens an open space between the king and rook.
Vests automatically and immediately check an opponent’s king. There is no limit to the number of time a vest can check a king. It is also possible for a king to check or even checkmate their opponent with a vest so long as they remain out of check. Kings may use their vest-move to escape check. A king’s vest-move is allowed to slide through check so long as the king doesn’t end on a space in check.

[@this_commenter_had_a_stroke]

Knight's vests are super useful. they can: -let bishops change the color they're on -let the queen checkmate without any support -get pieces over pawn chains -allow your king to trap an enemy king against a wall or corner in some endgames, without the help of other pieces (rooks can also trap kings in the corners with it)

[@arcioko2142]

a bishop with a knight vest can also checkmate without support

[@TheExiledMeriler]

@@arcioko2142 Pretty sure it can't due to vertical moves gives place. Not sure that it even do it in the corner

[@arcioko2142]

@@TheExiledMeriler it can do it in the corner. if the bishop is on c3 and the opponent king is on a1, it is checkmate as the bishop controls a1, a2, b1 and b2.

[@CaveEnthusiast]

Knights would definitely outshine bishops in this mod

[@HatterTobias]

@@arcioko2142 it can't be forced though, unlike the queen + knight

[@honeyjuice219]

I was actually surprised to see that you can only use a vest move once. usually in this types of chess mods they'll be no limits let alone drawbacks to the gimmick but seeing that vest's are a one time thing makes me think an actual professional made this mod.

[@gabef9538]

But if you capture again you may re-vest.

[@danielyuan9862]

@@gabef9538 oh no, this game is unprofessional again

[@honeyjuice219]

😂😂

[@Careless-Vr]

Queen with knight vest would be to op

[@Lifesstructure_]

@@Careless-Vr quight ?

[@vantretiredargumentativedu7763]

Ok this ones really cool. It is very similar to the variants of chess that allow you to combined the moves of captured pieces, but making it a one use item that you actually have to think about taking or using is so unique. Also the vest are just aesthetically pleasing. Also also, this is literally a mechanic used in Shotgun King and I played that recently.

[@xicufwm]

yeah, I though of Shotgun King as well hahaha and although I agree that the vests are aesthetically pleasing, that noseless knight is fuel for nightmares.

[@vantretiredargumentativedu7763]

@@xicufwm I didn't notice the knight change but now that I have... I disagree, it looks like a llama and I love it.

[@eyweiuai]

@@vantretiredargumentativedu7763 knights were intended to be riding horses, which is why they look like horses, the vest looking like a llama means that the knights in this are riding llamas, and I find it hilarious to imagine riding llamas in a war

[@BladeTheGabite]

I like this better than Chess Plus as it doesn't centralize the gameplay around absorbing moves. It doesn't derail the game too much but its still on a different track.

[@elonbezos5270]

I was about to say that this is exactly how soul cards work in Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate.

[@Toprak135]

You know how the knight is the queen’s weakness? Not anymore.

[@gorkemgulan]

Super powerhouse

[@ytghost8982]

But imagine though.... How tf are you gonna checkmate a king wearing a queen's vest. Ik it's possible but it must be hard💀

[@brickbattlepro9862]

@@ytghost8982 it's a one time move

[@tzem2590]

@@ytghost8982 but you need to kill queen using king to do that, and it is impossible if the enemy doesn't blunder

[@maninhu9837]

@@tzem2590 not exactly, you could sacrifice your queen to the opponent while givin the king the oppoertunity to kill the piece who killed the queen

[@joshyycute5823]

My dream to make a knight move like queen is now true, nice!

[@honeyjuice219]

ya but queens with knight moves basically has no counters except for smart piece positioning. basically too op. there's a reason the original devs made the knight move like an L you know

[@zombibit4485]

Amazon, anyone?

[@destroyercrush1052]

Zombi Bit 🐒🐝

[@JohnSmith-dr5zn]

This Shotgun King update looks sick

[@cutetogekisspl3417]

Yeah, but it's a bummer they nerfed the black king and removed his shotgun

[@VeryRGOTI]

Reminds of "Shotgun King : The Final Checkmate", it has soul cards you gain upon killing a piece that function similarly.

[@zhengsimei2667]

Same

[@erickpoorbaugh6728]

This variant seems to mildly discourage initiating trades because the last piece to capture gets to keep its vest.

[@paulamarina04]

you can decline recieving a vest after capturing, probably for this reason

[@Vetrical]

​@@paulamarina04 but they'd still get one from the piece itself

[@marktan6427]

0:12 & 0:25 if capturing a piece gives the option for vest (captured piece movement), then how does the KINGS VEST works?

[@computermaster124816]

The game comes with a variant where each player starts with 2 Kings. In that ruleset, Check and Checkmate only apply to a player with only 1 King left, so the first one can be captured and plundered.

[@danielyuan9862]

Good find though. I didn't see that.

[@justinbombach9873]

I was confused about that as well.

[@ballsacsincorp]

yo imagine a king with a king vest

[@0mathgaming]

@@ballsacsincorp The dude literally says in the video that a piece cannot hold a vest which does not give it any new moves.

[@plan_z_]

Y’all ever just brutally murder your opponent’s knight and rip his horse’s flesh off to use as a one-time ticket to move over one unnecessary pawn? Yeah, me neither.

[@a2u.]

I do that to the queen

[@TheCheesyNachos]

what if you run out of vests for a piece? can you just make up a vest to use instead, or is it like houses in monopoly where you just don’t get them if they run out?

[@barrackobama2216]

i assume monopoly rules

[@liamwhite3522]

Since he used the word "available vests" it goes by monopoly rules

[@sohkhoonchuan2420]

If you think about it, you usually will only ever capture two of any type of your opponent's pieces (other than pawns)

[@liamwhite3522]

@@sohkhoonchuan2420 But say if you capture both of your opponents bishops then hold onto the vests, they can't get bishop vests from capturing your bishops.

[@twicethegalo]

@@liamwhite3522 There are 2 per player

[@misterhoudi2824]

Chess: power-ups

[@Pepper_gabbythepros]

Hahahahahaha that was 🤣🤣🤣

[@AnEmoHerrscher]

smart.

[@MarcellusJasonClay]

So basically the soul mechanic in "Shotgun King" but in regular chess and can be used by all the pieces.

[@youraveragenpc1]

My question is how do you get a king vest is it by checking or by campturing which will end the game

[@MarcellusJasonClay]

Idk

[@rosebrigade]

I like that this variant of chess allows the King to be pretty much a walking checkmate from anywhere on the board. The memes that can ensue.

[@Goofynorwaymapper]

3:23 Killer king is now a reality

[@speedy_brennan]

This game makes it possible for the queen to become even more powerful then she is because she can get a knights vest. The only move set she does not have in a normal game.

[@erickpoorbaugh6728]

The knight vest lets her cover an entire 5x5 area, which can be incredibly powerful for checkmating.

[@Dark_Slayer3000]

1:54 Best. Game. Ever.

[@RGC_animation]

I just realized you can finally checkmate someone with a king and a pawn!

[@honeyjuice219]

ya but who'll let their piece let alone queen get eaten by a king?

[@deltamico]

@@honeyjuice219 the royal fork with a vest on king

[@danielyuan9862]

@@deltamico But who'll let _that_ happen?

[@honeyjuice219]

@@danielyuan9862 lmao so true, only a rookie will make that mistake

[@erickpoorbaugh6728]

A queen exchange often results in one of the queens being taken by the king. In particular, you have variants of e4 e5 d4 d5 dxe5 dxe4 Qxd8+ Kxd8, which are common enough (especially among beginners), but in this version are no longer advantageous for the side that begins the exchange (in this case, white).

[@kraglynn]

It’s very cool to see all these commercial variants of chess instead I’d looking through a 900 page wiki on every varient and wondering if you could play them

[@okamisansempai557]

Nice video, beautiful explication + I love the pieces, that you use to explication!

[@gorkemgulan]

Except the knight maybe that looks like a giraffe

[@gorkemgulan]

02:02

[@okamisansempai557]

@@gorkemgulan yeah...a litte long, but it still okay

[@dandanthedandan7558]

This might be the coolest variant I've seen

[@Eliasdbr]

If clients explained what they want for their app like this man does, the world would be a much better place

[@사회학과]

I wonder a piece that captured opponent's rook on a square which is the original sqaure of its friendly rook can castle or not. For example, white bishop may capture black rook on a1 square and gain a vest move of the rook. Can that bishop castle?

[@oguzhanyigit1326]

I guess not, because normally both the king and the rook needed not to move for castling, but you need to move and capture a rook for that to happen.

[@사회학과]

@@oguzhanyigit1326 I would think in the same way, but one fact confuses me. Initial two step vest move of the pawn is respected when it is in the second row, even though it is not the actual initial move of the piece.

[@electrobuzzgamer2087]

@@사회학과 thats because pawns cant go back to their original space normally :/

[@spyro2002]

@@사회학과 the 2 step move isn't necessarily a one-time thing it jsut happens to be due to the nature of how pawns move

[@erickpoorbaugh6728]

Yeah, I was wondering why castling wasn’t mentioned, then I realized that a piece with a vest can never have castling privileges anyway. I do remember a puzzle where you could castle with a newly promoted pawn, which would create questions for this variant, but they ruled that that was illegal when it was discovered back in 1972.

[@garlicbread7757]

0:21 Why is there a king vest💀

[@Bookworm12-j9t]

Swag 😎😎😎😎😎

[@nicolegleason5727]

How would you get the kings vest?

[@jondo7680]

You must be one of those who confuse the King and Queen with each other.

[@EricHeidenAuthor]

I might buy it next month. Would buy it this month, but my gaming budget went to a certain color-based card game that I'm sure will be just as fun ;)

[@TheScientificSpot]

"How do you feel to enter a White Square upon being on a Black Square at the first of the game?" "It was wonderful" -Black Square Bishop

[@mirciefova9927]

I've got a serious question. How can you get king vest?

[@smellslikeanvil9257]

By capturing a king, obviously. How are you gonna do it? I missed the part where that is my problem.

[@mirciefova9927]

@@smellslikeanvil9257 It's impossible to capture a king. Possible is king can be checkmated.

[@smellslikeanvil9257]

@@mirciefova9927 then there is no way to get king vest, unless there are two+ kings as well as the rule is do not lose both kings (if one of them is alive then fine)

[@a2u.]

serious: just check one not-serious: capture a king

[@rubenlarochelle1881]

Little detail: I don't think he said you are allowed to change your mind and remove a vest you haven't used yet, and this could potentially be a problem in some extreme cases (like for example when, in regular chess, you promote a pawn to queen and instantly end in stalemate, while if you promoted to something else you could have won; with a similar reasoning, I think you might sometimes find it convenient to "lose some priviledges").

[@ariflan]

I have a question If rook or queen with pawn plunder moves 2 squares forward from second rank can they be en passanted?

[@SkyTheHusky]

Yup

[@SkyTheHusky]

Not only from the 2nd rank

[@mr.creeper6836]

You blunder: Oh no! It’s blunder chess: Anyway

[@Andrew-wr6rs]

Blunder chess? That's easy, I am an expert in it! Oh, wait...

[@lorenzosegoloni]

If a piece has the pawn vest, will every pawn move be able to check a king (e.g. double step move, one step forward) or only the move you use for capturing (diagonal move)?

[@doomse150]

Since it's copies the pawns move options 1:1 I'd guess only the capture move counts, since that's how it works for regular pawns

[@TroyVan6654]

Pawn can only capture diagonally; any piece in front of it blocks its forward movement. A pawn can't check a king right in front of it. Therefore the same applies to pieces wearing a pawn vest which cannot normally move forward.

[@danielyuan9862]

The definition of check is that there is a threat of capturing the king next turn. Nothing mentioned in the video contradicts that definition.

[@terdragontra8900]

Wait... why are there king vests?

[@agastyasaklani1183]

Ya because if you capture (checkmate) a king then it is gameover So there is no point of it unless it can have an extra life

[@TruongTheLan]

It’s like soul card from shotgun king

[@rRecoveryProd]

2:43 No vest promotion, darn.

[@ngarcia103]

This opens up so many new strategies!

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

Vest moves are interesting in Plunder Chess.

[@Cassapphic]

“For a refresher of the original rules of chess” gave me the biggest jumpscare ever I was so used to “those rules”

[@SentialFlame]

The queen with the knight vest or the knight with the queen vest is the amazon fairy piece

[@CyanZone69]

THIS IS INSANE YOOOO

[@Okaz_]

1:01 is no one talking about how a PAWN captured a queen?

[@Bookworm12-j9t]

Guess so

[@gunjan5621]

I think it's the 3rd to 7th row

[@xldxproductions1755]

This IS the "vest" variant

[@LorxusIsAFox]

This is really neat! I'm left wondering why King vests even exist though...

[@Jerry_F]

Aww the pieces wearing little vests are Soo cuteee

[@ShakerGER]

That one pawn with a queens vest must be the biggest of all chad pawns.

[@marbleWRKS]

0:13 So, if you looked at the video carefully, you could see there are KING VESTS. You can play as the rules shown if this ever happens: For example, it wouldn’t be checkmate if a queen protected by a bishop’s attack on the king would be protected by a rook and queen. If it is the “prevented checkmate” or “protected checkmate,” winning person goes first, who must capture the king (illegal move if not), the queen or rook will capture the piece that captured king, bishop captures, rook captures, and rook will be given the king vest. Exceptions: Regardless of if a Vest Move happened, the piece with the king vest may NOT take it off. If that were to happen, it would be checkmate because there were no king. Like a pawn or queen vest, it can be awarded to any piece except for itself. A queen may still take the vest because like I said, it would be checkmate if not. Like the piece were to be a regular king, if any of its king moves (any of the adjacent squares other than the square of the piece), or any other move is an illegal move, the game is a stalemate. Therefore, it is a draw. In a vested piece to an opponent’s king endgame, the following rules must be followed: 1. If the vested piece is a queen or rook, it is an immediate win for the color of the vested queen or rook. 2.1. If the king-vested piece is a pawn, it can run to the other side until it is at the far rank. When the far rank is reached, a rook or queen vest is added to the king vest on top of it. This results in the same ending as the first scenario. 2.2. If the same scenario is present but the other king threatens all pawn moves and capturing spaces, it is a draw by stalemate. If the opponent king threatens one capturing space and the normal pawn movement, the vested king can perform an “illegitimate capture;” when the vested pawn moves to the capturing space that is NOT a threatened by the king. 3. If the king-vested piece is a knight or bishop, it is a draw based on insufficient materials to checkmate. 4. If both ending pieces are king-vested, this results in the same ending as the third scenario. 5. If this is the first (or second) scenario, the two players can offer a draw or one can offer a resignation.

[@noelhann5262]

pawns seem like they'd be overpowered in this. A pawn that can get a vest move can pretty easily promote, and a rook with a pawn vest move would be incredibly powerful when going for a checkmate. A bishop with a pawn vest move would be able to change square color.

[@danielyuan9862]

Well, it's not that hard to prevent a pawn from capturing a piece.

[@electrobuzzgamer2087]

only an idiot would let their power pieces be captured by a pawn on accident

[@noelhann5262]

In a trade you could have a piece defended by a pawn. Someone could take, say, a knight with a bishop, and then have the bishop be taken by a pawn. In this game that would then go from a roughly even trade to one where the person with the knight and pawn ends up ahead with a powerful pawn that has the possibility to promote.

[@deadersurvival4716]

They wouldn't be as powerful as you think, considering they can only use vest moves once.

[@hase8442]

“SOFT AND WET!! my bubble “plundered” your queen’s ability”

[@อริย์ธัชอริยานุชิตกุล]

I played this all the time, except that P is actually B

[@a2u.]

same, always blunder chess

[@legendgames128]

A variant of the game I came up with that will override some of the rules of the original Plunder Chess: Vests can be stacked. Vests are permanent, but they are weaker than the captured piece itself (except for knight and king vests, which start at full potency). Any sliding piece vest (including Pawn's) move can move one square beyond the original bounds of the piece for each vest. For example, a Bishop with 1 Rook vest can slide 1 square orthogonally. Another example could be that a Rook with 2 knight vests can hop either 3 squares horizontally and 1 square vertically, or 2 of each, or 1 square horizontal and 3 vertical. You may only accept 1 vest at a time. For example, a Pawn captures a Knight with a Bishop vest, and it can only take either the Knight vest or the Bishop vest. You may plunder for a later capture, but it is only usable 1 time. This temporary vest usage is signified by putting the vest on upside down. You may plunder a piece that has the same moving capabilities as the capturing piece. Pawn moves get amplified one square forwards per vest. Knight moves get amplified one square in either direction per vest, you choose. Bishop moves can hop at minimum 2 squares diagonally like a knight, and for each vest beyond the 1st one, they amplify this movement by 1. Rook moves are the same as the bishop but orthogonally. Queen moves are the same as the rook and the bishop, plus they can amplify this hopping ability in either diagonally or orthogonally using Bishop and Rook vests respectively. King moves are amplified 1 square in each direction per vest. If you use a double step move (2 additional moves forward instead of 1) or an en passant move or promote using pawn vests, remove one pawn vest each time you use any of those moves. Promoted pawns gain the pawn vest, but flipped upside down. Pawn vests can promote to other vests, but it cannot be a recently promoted pawn (the same turn that a pawn promoted, as that can gain the pawn vest) and the vest of choice to promote to will be flipped upside down. A true checkmate ends with the capture of all pieces, but a king cannot move into check. The player that is in faux checkmate must move a piece, which can include the King that is in a faux checkmate. That player gets a King vest on any piece they choose, including the King if it survived the opposing player's turn. The King may therefore be captured after a faux checkmate. If a player has 2 of a piece's vests, then they may sacrifice those vests to bring that piece onto the board. This variant of Plunder Chess requires 16 of each piece's vests due to the stacking.

[@NicD]

I want to see stacks higher than the piece itself, with some upside down for good measure! "If you make one or more of your vests fall off during your turn, they are lost."

[@legendgames128]

@@NicD Lol now it becomes Jenga all the sudden.

[@Boop__Doop]

A queen with a knight vest is overpowered

[@ItsMeHernandez]

My favorite part is that queen can checkmate the king with a knight vest all ny herself like an empress from the fairy chess pieces. Also king being able to check

[@Zalaniar]

So does the knight vest only let you jump over pieces with a knight's move, or can the piece jump with its normal move also?

[@SkyTheHusky]

You can only jump in an L-shape

[@lispy5174]

1:26 okay but why is the knight so...

[@Bookworm12-j9t]

So you can put the vest on

[@Ckaizxr]

This looks very cool! But how would even get the King Vest? King Vest at 0:12

[@BoringBoris1]

Kings can wear that because it looks cool

[@Dacoolestchris]

Why is there a king vest? 0:24

[@DannyIO]

ive played chess for years this seems like an interesting addition, similer to shogi. but yeah en passant moves that arnt regular could be everywhere, so thats a thing

[@adrianramos7690]

A bishop plus rock or a real plus bishop is just a one use queen when you can only use the move, you didn’t after using the other move

[@genesismaboloc7398]

It does look a pretty word when the chess pieces look weird but it's still look cool when you play when it's called plunder chess i always like some different chess variants and they have cool hobbies like three man chess and four player chess those are my favorite chess variants🤌👍👌

[@jeffreyweaver9854]

A bishop with a Knight vest and a knight with a bishop vest can corner checkmate a king, while a queen with a knight vest and a knight with a queen vest can control a 5x5 area of the board.

[@fletcherslife9234]

i acually made an identical version of this game. I called it power chess and instead of vest, you banished pieces to use their move once.

[@coolskeletondude5902]

Mom can we have amazon? no we have amazon at home amazon at home: *queen with knight vest*

[@robertjmp]

I bet a pawn with the queen must be the biggest flex

[@scanthecode9974]

“Blunder chess”-250 elo

[@screenwatcher949]

the king vest moves are dope but when is a king ever going to capture a queen

[@Raisei-with-an-ak47]

The way the vest works is a lot like the soul mechanic is shotgun chess the final checkmate

[@bleurdreemurr4277]

Queen itself is powerful enough to check in a lot of ways, now add her the Knight Vest and you have a virtually-impossible to kill troop.

[@yasminuyr2198]

Queen + Knight = Amazon

[@Dargonaxable]

I noticed the King vests, but what is the point of those? can they even be acquired?

[@T101G]

Well yeah because 1) your opponent could always just blunder a piece to the king 2) they might be forced to sac a piece in order to not lose material 3) its quite common in endgames for kings to capture lots of pieces, mainly pawns

[@marcor815]

At first I thought you mean the queen-vests, but then I saw it. I think these are there in case you want to play different rules like „you must capture every opponents pice“ or „you start with a vest on every pawn“ or so on

[@doomse150]

@@T101G But a king vest would be acquiredby capturing a king, not by the king capturing a piece. The kind of vest is determined by the captured piece, but capturing kings is not usually a part of the game.

[@T101G]

@@doomse150 Aah i thought they meant the king wearing vests

[@Noschool100]

Theres a two king veriation of plunder chess

[@GoofyAhhYtShort]

I'm not sure if i can use a king vest to castle, like if i have a king vest on a knight, can i castle?

[@Kafj302]

i wonder how many differnet varients of chess you can combine before it becomes too confusing

[@joey5745]

3:27 I laughed so hard when he explained this!!! 🤣

[@shadowshibe5962]

What do the "LAST MOVE" and king collars do, and how do you get them?

[@theofficialwoohoogamers]

Why would you decline a vest when you can replace it?

[@wealthykind8322]

Winning with just a king in endgame is godly

[@Blueberrry1]

Pawn with a vest Me: **imagines a pawn in military gear**

[@THE_ONLY_REAL_WAFFLE]

What abomination of a rook was that?!? 0:17

[@mohamedmido1498]

Why there are king vests you cannot capture the king

[@siosilvar]

There's a two king variant where you can capture the first king.

[@妃廬詩裳乃汰]

Sees the King with a Queen Cloths Checkmate another King made me Laugh so hard.

[@Garlic-bread-enjoyer]

It’s like the shotgun kings soul mechanic but for everything

[@yangrangwang6030]

i have a question why they have king vest?

[@dotfoxtom5942]

Reminds me how you can take the souls of other pieces to use their moves in shotgun king.

[@pogeman2345]

If there's a vest move, are there also vorst moves?

[@Pajanimations]

1:49 What about kings?

[@Nick3hdz]

There is no way to capture a king

[@spamtongspamton9900]

first good chess variant

[@vissleart5564]

Does the king vest allow the piece to be checked?

[@fredfondler7281]

I don't think there is a king vest

[@whyisthereaname8503]

@@fredfondler7281 There are two. 0:23, left side Edit: 0:12 is more obvious

[@doomse150]

@@whyisthereaname8503 But how does one earn themselves a king vest?

[@whyisthereaname8503]

@@doomse150 On the Plunder Chess official site, they say that "King vests may be plundered when playing 'Two King' variations"

[@platnLX]

this feels like shotgun king's soul system

[@m10domedia]

Why are there King vests if you cannot capture Kings?

[@kiritomato4506]

In Germany we have something called “Räuberschach” but the only difference is the side which lost every figure looses.

[@MIDO44444]

A queen with a knight vest is op

[@diamondtwainfrederickmoe5202]

This is gonna be fun to play lol

[@SquareFoil31362]

What's with the king vest?

[@some1112]

Whats the point of king vest?

[@siosilvar]

There's a two king variant where you can capture one and checkmate the other.

[@tnoztnoz3547]

Can a rook-vest be used to castle?

[@vytah]

No, since it means the piece has already moved, to capture a rook.

[@bbdbryan1]

Can someone tell me the use of the king vest You can’t capture it

[@pranavthealien1875]

This game is awesome

[@midnightraver666]

Well explained.

[@meanyhunter5958]

Ok so? What if you promote the piece with a vest move and captures a piece?

[@0mathgaming]

Why are there vests for the king? It can never be captured.

[@dsrx_noah8472]

Technically if a pawn has a queen vest, would it technically use?