Im confused!” Whats the difference between a “type of game” and a “variation”?
In City Chess the type of game is determined by the stakes of the game and often by the relationship between the players. The three types of games are Twilight, Blood and Midnight. Twilight Chess is merely the City Chess equivalent of the “friendly” game and is played for nothing more than enjoyment of the game. Blood Chess is any game which is being played for some kind of prize, such as a title or boon from the losing player, the prize could be just about anything. Midnight Chess is any game in which each player is doing so with the aim of totally destroying the other player at the end of the game, it is a kind of intellectual duel to the death. Variations, on the other hand, are the many different ways a game can be played. Variations would include such things as playing a game of Blood Chess where the pieces are nominated by the players like in Twilight Chess, or a game of City Chess using the rules and board/Board for Byzantine Chess (which is played on a round board). Anyone doin
