Modified Chess Game

An extended chess game for two players comprising:

• a) a playing board consisting of an array of black and white squares alternatively arranged as on a chess board, divided into two areas:
• i) first area referenced to as the Spirit World consisting of all said squares on the border of said array, said Spirit World forming a square ring;
• ii) second area referenced to as the Cardinal World consisting of all said squares that are enclosed by said spirit World;
• b) a set of playing pieces of two different color to represent said two players, said playing pieces being of three kinds:
• i) a first kind comprising conventional chess pieces;
• ii) a second kind comprising non-conventional chess pieces that are present at the beginning of the game;
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• iii) a third kind comprising non-conventional chess pieces that are not present on said board at the beginning of the game;
• c) a set of rules allowing playing pieces:
• i) to change color;
• ii) to move from said Spirit World to said Cardinal World and vice versa,
• iii) to kill members pieces of their own color;
• iv) to move in lock step, two at the time;
• v) to come back to life after they have been killed by an opponent's piece;
• vi) to be cloned;
• vii) to acquire abilities of belonging to pieces that have been killed.