Chess on a really big board is a large chess variant invented by Ralph Betza in 1996. The rules are the same as in regular chess except for these changes: Instead of a basic chessboard, in this the board is 16×16 squares. Therefore, starting position is changed. Added 8 fairy pieces and 8 extra pawns for each player. Extended pawn movement: an unmoved pawn...
Four games in one, this is no ordinary chess set. Take Chess to a whole new level! Add a new challenge to your game by adding the Frankencheck monster to the board in Frankencheck. Dig for treasures and uncover special points in Treasure Chessed. Or win UFO Spell Check by collecting letters, spell words, and add bonus words to the board. You may never want...
This book contains over 40 chess variants including rules and sample games. Most of the variants are historical or well known regional and modern variations. Some of the chess games included: Chatturanga, Shatranj/Medieval Chess, Oblong Chess, Byzantine (round board) Chess, Timur's (Tamerlane) Chess, Turkish Grand Chess, Courier Chess, Chinese Chess (Hsang...
"An environmental sculpture in chrome steel and crystal clear polished playing boards which moves chess into an intriguing new dimension." (side of box Description) This game is a relatively straightforward 3-Dimensional extrapolation of the standard chess concept, and as such the goal and theme are much the same, with one player each starting one the top...
Chess³ (ChessCubed) is a three-player take on Chess, set on a hexagonal board. The concept of three-player chess is nothing new (e.g. 3 Man Chess, Chess for Three, Three Player Chess, Trigon Chess & Checkers, Tri-Chess, Megachess, 3er Schach), and the concept of chess on a hexagonal board is nothing new (e.g. Hexes: Hexagonal Chess, Hexagonal Chess, En...
CHESSaga is a fantasy/chess game where players take their chess pieces on story-driven journeys across custom game-maps! The hero player controls 3 chess pieces -- a knight, a bishop, and a rook. On each map, they face 1 or more enemy pieces, controlled by the villain player. An losses the hero incurs are permanent. On the first 6 maps, the goal is to...
This is Truly a 4 player chess game that works and is fun to play! It can be played in 2, 3 or 4 player mode. With 2 or 4 players you play with 4 sets of pieces and the pieces opposite to each other are partners or teams. The object is to checkmate the other team Kings... so you need 2 checkmates to win ... or a checkmate and a stalemate to win! The Beauty...
Chesscalation is a two player strategy game based off of Chess and Shogi. It's designed to avoid analysis paralysis and avalanching by favoring the defender and easing the pressure of each move - all while still keeping the strategic depth of Chess. It also has a bunch of fun unique pieces. The main difference from Chess is that players can chose to...
In Chesscode, the player takes control of six secret agents during the Cold War, each with a distinct chess-inspired movement. The game consists of two standalone but thematically connected chapters, each offering a different type of solo logic puzzle. Chapter I – Shadows on the Wall Each agent can be activated three times. On each turn, the player selects...
In the World of ChessCraft, there are 4 races. Each race represented by a different colour. Orc is Red, Undead is Black, Human is Blue and Elf is Green. Each has their own unique abilities to influence the game play. Orc has piece promotion and piece destruction. Undead has graveyard manipulation and piece control. Human has piece position and board...
Chess taken to the 4th dimension. Played on a 4x4x4x4 board, it includes all the traditional chess pieces, with a slightly different number. Each player has 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 4 bishops, 4 knights and 21 pawns. Players also have 3 types of fairy pieces: 2 unicorns (moving like a knight with an additional single cell right angle move), 2 wizards...