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Notes on applet link and other cleanup
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description=Colorless simplified chess nevertheless has subtle strategy |
stashes=1 per player|
other_equip=
setup_time=
sets=3 |
number of colors=1 per player |
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min_players=2 |
max_players=4 |
complexity=Low |
strategy=High |
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min_playing_time=5 minutes |
max_playing_time=30 minutes |
game_mechanics=Colorless, Positional |
theme=[[chess]] |
release_year=1995|
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footnotes=Can be played with 2-6 players with user designed print-and-play chessboard wedges.|
BGG_Link=[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/19803 Martian Chess] |
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[[Andrew Looney|Andy]] believes Martian Chess is the second oldest game for the pyramids, and the first created after the eponymous [[Icehouse]]. The earliest dated version of the rules are from 29 January 1995.
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw47F2mvK2k&list=PLm3OKhfkyvNYKXnZbnw2fkPjN4cgXv5s1&index=15 Sample game on YouTube ]
* Play with 3, 5 or 6 players using [[chessboard wedge]]s.
* Martian Chess
* A Java applet with AI is still hosted at [http://www.supermaze.com/mcapplet.html SuperMaze.com], despite the EOL of Java applets on the web. If you have Java installed locally, you can try downloading [https://www.supermaze.com/mc.jar mc.jar] and running it.
* Martian Chess
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