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'''Jetan''' is the chess-like game played on Barsoom (i.e. [[Mars]]) in the John Carter adventures written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. This has historically led to some confusion with [[Martian Chess]], which it is not. However, it is possible to play Jetan with pyramid pieces, and since Looney Pyramids are ''far'' more common than "proper" Jetan pieces, it might be that players could use the same pieces to become proficient in '''both''' kinds of "Martian Chess."
The standard (terrestrial) reference for Jetan is ''The Chessmen of Mars'' (1922): the original pulp serial and most book reprints include an appendix outlining the rules.
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