Lanrick

Lanrick is a board game you have very likely never heard of. It was invented by Lewis Carroll, of 'Alice in Wonderland' fame, in 1878. He then made several rule changes before it was published in 1893.

Lanrick is a positional game, with an element akin to musical chairs at its heart. The best explanation of the game rules I have been able to find is in this video:

I only know of one commercially produced version of Lanrick (the one mentioned in the video). But it being American, it would involve hefty shipping charges and custom duties on top of that, so that wasn't really an option for me. 

Given that the equipment for Lanrick is pretty simple (a chessboard and two groups of five pawns is basically all that's needed), I looked for a DIY option. Chessboards I have a-plenty, and I also have a full set of pieces for Alice Chess. Now what's better for a game invented by Lewis Carroll than use the white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland as pawns? I used a small Queen of Hearts card as marker for the rendezvous point.

So here you go: my unique personal set for Lanrick: leather chess board and ten white/brown rabbit pawns! Below is the set-up at the start of the game. 

In the position below the 9-square rendezvous point is full and so the brown side loses a pawn (musical chairs, remember?).

Where Lanrick fits on the 'traditional - classic - proprietary' continuum isn't clear, but it's nevertheless an interesting game to add to the collection.