Play Area
the 10×10 game board, and the rules of the board game are inspired by the chess of Capablanca, the classic version, and the chess of Vasarely.
each player places their pieces on the two rows closest to them, turns are taken sequentially, starting with the pieces in warm tones.
Game Objective
— to catch the opponent’s octa.
Octa is the key piece. If it cannot be protected from capture on the next move, the game ends in defeat.
Form and Composition
The names of the chess pieces are derived from the paintings of Victor Vazarely, whose native languages—French and Hungarian—are reflected in the geometric forms he employed in his art.
The pieces are arranged according to a gradient.
Each player receives 20 pieces:
10 Veg (cylinders) 2 Quasar (squares) 2 Rhombus (rhombi) 2 Hexagon (hexagons) 2 Orion (ovals) 1 Octa (octagon) 1 Pentagon (pentagon)
First row (left to right):
quasar — rhombus — hexagon — Orion — pentagon — octa — Orion — hexagon — rhombus — quasar
Second row:
All cells occupy the vegetable.
How the Figures Move
vega
— moves one square forward — the first move may be two squares forward — attacks one square diagonally — upon reaching the last rank, it transforms into any piece except a pawn
(according to pawn rules)
quasar
— moves in a straight line: forward, backward, right, or left — can move any number of squares in a single turn — cannot jump over pieces
(according to Rook rules)
diamond
— moves diagonally — can traverse any number of cells — cannot jump over pieces
(according to the rules of the bishop)
hexagon
— moves one square — can move forward, backward, or diagonally — cannot move sideways
Orion
— moves two squares in a straight line and then one square to the side — can jump over pieces
(according to the rules of a knight)
Pentagon
— can move horizontally and diagonally — can traverse any number of squares — cannot jump over figures
(following queen movement rules)
octa
— moves one square in any direction — cannot move to a square controlled by the opponent’s piece
(according to the rules of the king)
