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Martian Chess
Martian Chess is a board game for 2-4 players using Icehouse pieces and a chessboard. Unlike traditional chess, victory is based on points rather than capturing pieces. A unique strategic experience for everyone.
Publisher: Looney Labs
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Description
Martian Chess is a 2-4 player game that uses Icehouse pieces, requiring one stash per player, and a chessboard. It was one of the games included in Icehouse: The Martian Chess Set and Pyramid Arcade.
Much like its namesake, Martian Chess is a game of capturing pieces. Like Chess, Martian Chess is turn based, and played on a chessboard. In both games, players move and capture individual pieces, and each type of piece has distinct moving rules.
However, Martian Chess differs from Chess in critical ways:
Piece ownership is determined not by color but by location.
Instead of capturing a specific piece, winning is determined by points, making it possible to force the end of the game and still win with no pieces left in that player's control.
Lastly, Martian Chess easily supports 4 players as well as two, and can also be played with 3, 5 or 6 players if you use geomorphic chessboard sections; see this photo for an example.
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Grid Movement |
| Categories: | Strategy |
| Alternative names: | |
| BARCODE: | 857848004925 |
| The item is in 3 carts In 2 wishlists In 1 collection This was seen 3853 times | |
Description
Martian Chess is a 2-4 player game that uses Icehouse pieces, requiring one stash per player, and a chessboard. It was one of the games included in Icehouse: The Martian Chess Set and Pyramid Arcade.
Much like its namesake, Martian Chess is a game of capturing pieces. Like Chess, Martian Chess is turn based, and played on a chessboard. In both games, players move and capture individual pieces, and each type of piece has distinct moving rules.
However, Martian Chess differs from Chess in critical ways:
Piece ownership is determined not by color but by location.
Instead of capturing a specific piece, winning is determined by points, making it possible to force the end of the game and still win with no pieces left in that player's control.
Lastly, Martian Chess easily supports 4 players as well as two, and can also be played with 3, 5 or 6 players if you use geomorphic chessboard sections; see this photo for an example.
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Grid Movement |
| Categories: | Strategy |
| Alternative names: | |
| BARCODE: | 857848004925 |
| The item is in 3 carts In 2 wishlists In 1 collection This was seen 3853 times | |
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How many players it plays best with · 12 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 0 0 say it plays best, 0 recommend it, 11 do not recommend it
- 2 8 8 say it plays best, 3 recommend it, 1 do not recommend it
- 3 3 3 say it plays best, 3 recommend it, 4 do not recommend it
- 4 8 8 say it plays best, 2 recommend it, 1 do not recommend it
- 4+ 1 1 say it plays best, 5 recommend it, 3 do not recommend it
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CAUTION! Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. It contains small parts which could be swallowed or inhaled.