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ASEAN-Chess

ASEAN-Chess

(Public Domain) · 2011
260 min8+ yrs3.0/5 complexity5.0 BGG4CouplesStrategy
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New invention of chess game form traditional chess of South East Asian Countries. The game adapts from Makruk (Thai Chess), Ouk Chatrang (Cambodian Chess) and Sittuyin (Burmese Chess).

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New invention of chess game form traditional chess of South East Asian Countries. The game adapts from Makruk (Thai Chess), Ouk Chatrang (Cambodian Chess) and Sittuyin (Burmese Chess). Those have very similar chess style and have some minor difference.

The game is declared on March 14th 2011 at ASEAN-Chess council, Bangkok, Thailand.

The game applies some Chess's rules to those tradition chess variants in ASEAN (such as Ouk Chatrang, Makruk, Sittuyin) for easier to settle the tournaments and record the results.

Some different rules between Chess and ASEAN-chess such as

  • Bishop is called as Elephant
  • Pawns start at the 3rd row and can be promoted to be Queen (and only Queen) at the 8th row
  • Queen can move only 1 diagonal space
  • Bishop (Elephant) can move 1 space diagonally or 1 space forward
  • No Castling
  • Use counting rules when neither side has any pawns and both players agree to use counting rules

Note: ASEAN stand for "Association of South East Asia Nations"

game anatomy
Complexity3.0 / 5
BGG rating5.0 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Play time
60 min
Players
2
Recommended age
8+ yrs
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Q4How many players does ASEAN-Chess support?
ASEAN-Chess is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of ASEAN-Chess take?
A game of ASEAN-Chess takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is ASEAN-Chess for?
ASEAN-Chess is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is ASEAN-Chess?
ASEAN-Chess has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.0 out of 5.
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