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Traditional Games: Chess

KenTron

KenTron

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
CHECKCHESS RoundBoard

CHECKCHESS RoundBoard

boardgame

CHECKCHESS RoundBoard features standard chess and checkers sets played on a circular board divided into eight concentric rings. Rules remain largely traditional, but the board's topology wraps the outer files, making edge columns directly adjacent to one another.

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
Nationalist Chess

Nationalist Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
4 Player Chess

4 Player Chess

boardgame

Four-player chess adapts traditional chess for four participants on an expanded board using four armies. First documented by Charles Verney in 1881, modern adaptations support team play, free-for-all matches, and custom rules since no official standard exists.

Players:
2–4
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
8
Raindropchess

Raindropchess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
6
Kokusai Sannin Shogi

Kokusai Sannin Shogi

boardgame

Players:
3
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Knight's Journey

Knight's Journey

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
10–45 min
Min. Age:
0
Dipole Chess

Dipole Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
0
Eurasian Chess

Eurasian Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
8
American Chess

American Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Wolf Chess

Wolf Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
6
Gala

Gala

boardgame

Gala, also known as farmer's chess, is a traditional German board game for two players on a 10x10 grid. The objective is to capture both enemy kings. Various pieces like Kampas, Horsas, Kornas, and Galas feature unique, complex movement and capturing rules.

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
8
Tishai

Tishai

boardgame

Tishai is a chess variation where the pieces are placed on a three-part board. The objective of this strategic game is to capture the opponent's tower pieces successfully.

Players:
2
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
10
100 Other Games to Play on a Chessboard

100 Other Games to Play on a Chessboard

boardgame

This book contains the rules for one hundred games that can be played on a chessboard. It includes chess and checkers variants, designer games, as well as traditional games and puzzles.

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
3D Pawn

3D Pawn

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
5–30 min
Min. Age:
7
Pyramid Chess

Pyramid Chess

boardgame

This is a chess variant played on a three-dimensional board featuring four levels that decrease in size to form a pyramid shape. The ultimate goal remains to checkmate the opponent's king.

Players:
2
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
8
Simple Shogi

Simple Shogi

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
8
Quad Kingdom Chess

Quad Kingdom Chess

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Víkingaskák

Víkingaskák

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Tank Chess

Tank Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10–50 min
Min. Age:
10
Cross Chess

Cross Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Courier Chess

Courier Chess

boardgame

This popular chess variant is played on a 12x8 board. New pieces like the Counselor and Spy, alongside modified movements for bishops and couriers, expand the classic game. The Queen starts openly.

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
10
King's Colour

King's Colour

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10–60 min
Min. Age:
12
Shogi: 4 Players

Shogi: 4 Players

boardgame

Players:
3–4
Time:
20–60 min
Min. Age:
5