Martian Chess

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Martian Chess
Andrew Looney
Colorless simplified chess nevertheless has subtle strategy
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Icehouse stashes: <1 per player
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Other equipment: chessboard or chessboard wedges
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Rules complexity: Low
Strategy depth: High
Random chance: None
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Theme: chess
BGG Link: 19803

This game plays similarly to Chess, using similar mechanics such as:

  • moving and capturing individual pieces
  • turn-based
  • played on an chessboard
  • distinct pieces have distinct movement rules

However, Martian Chess uses some different features than Chess:

  • control of pieces is determined by location rather than color
  • the victory conditions are based on captured points instead of capturing a certain piece
  • a player can force the end of the game, and still win based on points
  • is playable with more than two players

For seasoned chess players, Martian Chess has subtle paradigm shifts that offer convention-challenging lessons (though not to the same extent as Icehouse itself).

The game requires three nests per player, not necessarily of the same color.

see also

Featured in Playing with Pyramids
Gnostica · Martian Chess · RAMbots · Pikemen
Volcano · Zagami · Zendo · Martian Backgammon
IceTowers · Icehouse · Thin Ice · Homeworlds
Featured in ICE-7
Zendo · IceTowers · Volcano · Homeworlds
Martian Chess · Icehouse · Tic Tac Doh!
Featured in 3HOUSE
Black ICE
Martian Chess
Binary Homeworlds
Facts about Martian Chess
Additional Mechanic warning.png“” cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
BGG Link 19803  +
Description Colorless simplified chess nevertheless has subtle strategy
Designer Andrew Looney  +
Max. Players warning.png“” cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
Max. Playing Time warning.png“” cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
Min. Players warning.png“” is no number.
Min. Playing Time warning.png“” cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
Name Martian Chess  +
Other Equipment chessboard or chessboard wedges  +
Primary Mechanic warning.png“” cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
Primary Theme Chess  +
Random Chance None  +
Rules Complexity Low  +
Sets warning.png“” cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.
Setup Time warning.png“one minute” is no number.
Stashes 1 per player  +
Strategy Depth High  +
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