Shogi
boardgame
Shogi is a Japanese chess variant played on a 9x9 board. Most pieces promote upon reaching the enemy camp. Crucially, captured pieces can be dropped back onto the board as reinforcements. Draws are very rare due to fast, tactical endgames.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Intellector
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Dodl Schach
boardgame
A strategic board game for two players on a 6x4 or 4x6 grid. Each side deploys one king, one queen, and two pawns on their back rank, either secretly or alternately. Pieces move like in orthodox chess, with pawns gaining the ability to also move diagonally.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Paco Ŝako
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15–60 min
- Min. Age:
- 4
Warlord Chess
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 60–90 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Honeybee Brain Hexadoug Chess
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Galaxia Chess
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–3
- Time:
- 5–55 min
- Min. Age:
- 2
Triple Cross: Modern Chess
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–3
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Chess for Juniors
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Cờ ngũ hành
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30–60 min
- Min. Age:
- 7
Fantasy Crusaders Chess
boardgameexpansion
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 8
Grandmaster
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15–90 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Chess on a really big board
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Fantasy Chess
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 40 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Beyond Chess
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Elemental Chess
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Xiangqi: 4 Players
boardgame
- Players:
- 3–4
- Time:
- 20–60 min
- Min. Age:
- 5
Chess960
boardgame
Chess960, or Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant where the back-row pieces are randomized into one of 960 starting positions, with the king placed between the rooks. Proposed by Bobby Fischer, this system eliminates the need to memorize standard opening theories.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10–180 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
The Original 3-D Chess Game
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Tricky Chess
boardgame
- Players:
- 4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Aboleo
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 5
Chessplus: Combine & Conquer
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 2–45 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
3-D Chess
boardgame
The text provides a historical overview of various 3D chess variants. It describes the evolution from early designs like Kubicschach and Raumschach to pop culture classics like Star Trek's Tri-Dimensional Chess, as well as modern board games such as Dragon Chess and Hyperchess.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 90 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
PRJ
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 30–240 min
- Min. Age:
- 8