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Sep 9, 2021·How to play·02:37·0·Watch on YouTube

How to play 4 Player Chess (Free For All)

Triple S Games

Triple S Games

Watch “How to play 4 Player Chess (Free For All),” a how-to-play guide for 4 Player Chess from Triple S Games on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Triple S Games on YouTube:

Learn the rules to 4 Player Chess (Free For All) quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules. For a refresher of the original Chess rules, check out this video: https://youtu.be/iPXcfS0UDlI Play 4 player chess online for free here: https://link.triplesgames.com/Play-Chess-Online (As an chess.com affiliate we earn from qualifying subscriptions) Don't own the game? Buy it here: amazon.com - https://amzn.to/3DTlFSK amazon.ca - https://amzn.to/3ehvoKB amazon.nl - https://amzn.to/3fUoETe amazon.se - https://amzn.to/3youPFO amazon.pl - https://amzn.to/3ehj0u1 amazon.com.br - https://amzn.to/3GB9ZWL amazon.co.jp - https://amzn.to/3kKHgrk (As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases) RULES: There are two main ways to play. The first is that the object of the game is to be the last player standing while the second is to play for points. Setup the board with each player’s queen on the black spaces. Pick a player to go first, then play proceeds clockwise. Players are not allowed to table talk strategy nor are they allowed to team up or form alliances. Your pawns are promoted to queens when they reach the 8th row from your side of the board. En Passant is not allowed. When player is CHECKMATED, that player is eliminated from the game but all their pieces remain on the board. These pieces do not move, they cannot check a king, and you may not pass a piece through them. If you wish to occupy a space with an eliminated player’s piece on it, then you must capture that piece, but you get no points for it. If a player is stalemated, then they are eliminated from the game unless there are only 2 players left, then the game ends in a draw between those 2 players. The game ends when three players are eliminated and the last player remaining, wins. If you are playing for points, points are earned in the following way: Checkmating an opponent is worth 20 points Stalemating yourself is 20 Stalemating an opponent gives 10 points to each player still in the game Checking more than one king simultaneously with your queen gives 1 point for two kings, and +5 for three Checking more than one king simultaneously with a piece other than a queen gives you 5 points for two kings, and 20 for three Capturing active pieces gives you 1 point for a pawn or promoted pawn, 3 for a knight, 5 for a bishop or rook, and 9 for a queen When there is only 1 player left, or when the remaining players are stalemated, then the game ends and the player with the most points wins.

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4 Player Chess

4 Player Chess

1881·George Hope Verney

2 - 4 players
45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About 4 Player Chess, from BoardGameGeek:

Four-Player Chess (Four-handed chess, Chess-4, and 4-Chess) is often credited to Capt Charles Verney, who was the first known to have documented the game in England in 1881. Four-player versions of chess probably have existed for hundreds of years prior to Verney in one form or another. Verney's four-player board consists of three rows added to each side of a standard 2-player board, and four complete sets of chessmen in four different colors. Modern four-player boards and colored pieces are available from several manufacturers. In Verney's version (1881), 4 player chess was a partnership game, and the object was to checkmate both opposing partners at the same time. In modern variants, four player games can range from partners, to cutthroat (every player for himself), to temporary alliances at will. Starting configuration affects fairness (bias). The standard 2-player configuration of queen facing queen is biased in four player chess because there is only one axis of symmetry. Four player chess requires two axes of symmetry to be fair (unbiased). To avoid bias, Verney recommended a staring configuration of all queens on light (or all on dark) squares. Another unbiased starting configuration is all queens on the right (or all on the left) of the king. For the most part, four player chess follows (or can follow) all the normal rules of two-player chess. Verney had special rules for partnership playing, disallowed castling, and pawns had to make it to the enemies last rank in order to be exchanged for another piece. Pawns could also march up and back down the board. Verney also had checkmate as the ultimate move. In modern variations of four-player chess, partnering may not be required, but allowable, castling can be allowed, and actual capturing of a king a required move to eliminate a player. The Chess Federation does not recognize four-player chess in any form, and there are no official rules, so players are free to experiment with variations and make their own rules. See also: Bughouse Chess Vendetta

Designer

George Hope Verney

Categories

Abstract StrategyChildren's Game

Mechanics

Grid MovementPlayer Elimination
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