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5 Games Similar to Chess

5 Games Similar to Chess

Sakkara

Sakkara is a shinti game, which is played on a 6x6 board. The object of the game is to capture your opponent's king. The players take turns dropping their pieces on the board. Pieces can capture other pieces of the same size or smaller by jumping over them and removing one of their pieces. The player who captures the king wins the game.

The game has a circular board and each player has 12 pieces. The pieces are usually colored in black and white. The board is split into 3 concentric rings, one for each player. The center ring is for the player's pieces, the second ring for the opponent's pieces, and the third ring for the neutral pieces.

The pieces are played on the board by dropping it on any empty point. If the point is occupied by one of the player's pieces, the opponent's piece are removed from the board. If the point is occupied by one of the opponent's pieces, the player's pieces are removed from the board.

This game is similar to Chess because you can capture your opponent's pieces by jumping over them, and it is played on a board with each player having 12 pieces.

Hashiwokakero

Hashiwokakero is a game for two players. Each player has a set of 13 pieces of one color. The objective is to create a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row of 5 pieces, without having any empty spaces in between.

This game is similar to Chess because the goal is to create a row of 5 pieces without any empty spaces in between.

Khet

The goal of the game is to have one of your pieces on the other player's base. Players take turns moving one piece on the board. Pieces can move either one or two squares in a straight line in any direction.

This game is similar to Chess because the goal is to get one of your pieces on the other player's base.

Chess960

Chess960 is a variant of Chess. In Chess960, the back row of the Chessboard is used as the starting position for the pieces.

This game is similar to Chess because the goal is to win by capturing the opponent's king.

Bughouse

Bughouse is a Chess variant where two teams of two players each compete against each other. The game is played on a 10x10 board with two sets of pieces for each team.

This game is similar to Chess because the goal is to win by capturing the opponent's king.

 

20 Apr 2021