Hexachess
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| Hexachess | ||
|---|---|---|
| Designed by Erik Oosterwal | ||
| Chess for 2 to 3 players on a hexagonal board. | ||
| Players: | 2 - 3 | |
| Length: | unknown | |
| Complexity: | Low | |
| Trios per color: | 5 | |
| Number of colors: | 2 or 3 | |
| - - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - - | ||
| Poker Chips | ||
| Setup time: | 1 minute or less | |
| Strategy depth: | Medium | |
| Random chance: | None | |
| Game mechanics: | Capture | |
| Status: Initial design (v1.0), Year released: 2009 | ||
Number of Players Edit
This game can be played with either 2 or 3 players.
Equipment Edit
1 stash per player.
61 poker chips for a two player game, or 91 poker chips for a three player game.
Game Board Setup Edit
X and Y show the location of the home spaces of the two players. The board arrangement for a 3 player playing area is shown below.
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X . . . . . . . Y
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Arrangement of Pieces for Two Players Edit
A hexagonal playing area can easily be made for a 2 player game using 61 poker chips. Players choose opposing corners as their starting point and place their pyramids as shown below.
1 . . . o
2 . . . . x
3 1 . . . o X
3 2 . . . . x X
3 2 1 . . . o x X
3 2 . . . . x X
3 1 . . . o X
2 . . . . x
1 . . . o
Arrangement of Pieces for Three Players Edit
A three player variation can be played on a larger playing field as shown below (made from 91 poker chips):
. o x X X X
1 . . o x x X
2 . . . . o x X
3 1 . . . . . o x
3 2 . . . . . . . o
3 2 1 . . . . . . . .
3 2 . . . . . . . o
3 1 . . . . . o x
2 . . . . o x X
1 . . o x x X
. o x X X X
Game Play Edit
Players take turns moving one piece per turn using the rules described below. A pyramid can be moved to an empty spot or a spot occupied by an opponent's piece to capture that piece.
Piece Movement Edit
1-pip pyramids are Pawns and may only move 1 space in any direction.
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. x x .
. x 1 x .
. x x .
. . .
2-pip pyramids are Knights and move into the ring 2 spaces from their current position. A 2-pip pyramid essentially jumps over the spaces accessable by a 1-pip pyramid.
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. x x x .
. x . . x .
. x . 2 . x .
. x . . x .
. x x x .
. . . .
3-pip pyramids are Rooks and may move any number of spaces in a single line, but cannot jump over any pieces.
. . x . x
. . . x x .
x x x x 3 x x
. . . . x x . .
. . . . x . x . .
. . . x . . x .
. . x . . . x
. x . . . .
x . . . .
Game End Edit
With two players, the game ends when one player captures 15 or more pips worth of the opponent's pyramids.
With three players, the game ends when a player captures 25 or more pips worth of opponents' pieces. The total comes from all opponents, not just a single color.
License Edit
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This work is distributed by Erik Oosterwal under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
