Shahmot is a chess-variant. It uses the same moves and pieces as does standard chess, it differs in the configuration of the board, and the pieces on it. The Shahmot board is diamond shaped with a standard chess board in the middle. A triangular corner space (switches black o white), creates many new checkmate possibilities.The package contains three games (and many variations). 1) Shahmot (2 players) using 10 pawns, 2 knights, 2 bishops, 2 rooks, 2 queens and a king. 2) Alliance a (2,3 or 4 players) team game 3) Feudalism 4 player game - BoardGameGeek