Hostage Chess
(1997)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 6 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Grid Movement...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 90 |
| Minimum age: | 6 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | (Web published) |
| Designers: | John Leslie |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Grid Movement |
Hostage Chess is a two-player, abstract strategy board game based on Chess, but including drops of captured pieces similar to Shogi. Unlike shogi, the piece a player may drop is one of his own pieces previously captured by the opponent. In exchange, the player returns a previously captured enemy piece, of equal or greater value, which the opponent may drop on a future turn. This is the characteristic feature of the game. Hostage Chess can be played with an ordinary chess set.
Alternative names:
Hostage Chess
Last Updated: 2025-10-15 05:49:31 UTC
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