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May 21, 2023·Review·11:12·8·Watch on YouTube

Martian Chess Review: Not Of This World

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Watch “Martian Chess Review: Not Of This World,” a board game review for Martian Chess from The Dice Tower on BoardGameVideo.

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Martian Chess

Martian Chess

1995·Andrew Looney

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

About Martian Chess, from BoardGameGeek:

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.

Designer

Andrew Looney

Artists

Andrew Looney, Eileen Tjan

Publisher

Looney Labs

Categories

Abstract Strategy

Mechanics

Grid Movement
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