One can compute the rook polynomial of the following board: ![enter image description here][1] by transforming it to the following equivalent board, ![enter image description here][2] which is a Ferrers board, and then using the formula given here: http://mathoverflow.net/questions/20423/how-to-compute-the-rook-polynomial-of-a-ferrers-board Is it possible to use a similar trick to compute the rook polynomial of boards that look something like this? ![enter image description here][3] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/CcWUK.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/lfz3p.png [3]: https://i.sstatic.net/auDEg.png