Pieces from Victrix, a militarized chess game

In this unique chess-based game, the traditional pieces have been transformed: bishops are now political instructors or minesweepers, knights are cavalry soldiers, and rooks are artillery. There are also 18 Red Army men, replacing the pawns. Machine guns cover the flanks, while an airplane soars from one corner of the board, flying over both friendly and enemy troops. A tank bulldozes its way from the other corner, ignoring the distinction between sides.
Inspired by Victrix, some players adopted “street versions” of standard chess rules. For example, machine guns could be captured if surrounded by four Red Army men, and a tank reaching the last row allowed the player to add two more men to the board. In case of victory (checkmate, representing the capture of the enemy command center), the total value of the remaining pieces on the board was calculated. The more points scored, the more valuable the victory.