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Chex

Chex

(Self-Published) · 1982
220 min8+ yrs2.7/5 complexity6.5 BGG42CouplesStrategy
short answer

How do you play Chex?

The 32 pieces in Chex represent the 16 chess pieces on each side of a normal chess game. Each player shuffles his own 16 tiles and places them face down, then white draws his top tile and places it, with the piece oriented so it looks upright to him.

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Chex box art
official art · (Self-Published)

The 32 pieces in Chex represent the 16 chess pieces on each side of a normal chess game. Each player shuffles his own 16 tiles and places them face down, then white draws his top tile and places it, with the piece oriented so it looks upright to him. Black then draws the top tile in his pile and places it so that it touches white's piece, either orthogonally or diagonally, and oriented so that it looks upright to him.

At that point, white can either add another piece or move his piece on the board. A move must be a legal chess move and may not separate any element of the board; all pieces much remain touching, even if just diagonally, when a move has ended. Thus you can "pin" a piece by placing a new piece on the far corner of a piece already in play.

The game ends in checkmate or stalemate, with a stalemate occurring when you must place your king into check when you draw it.

Chex was originally published in 1982 by IQ Products as Chess Cards. The rules in that version differ significantly from those in the later self-published version.

game anatomy
Complexity2.7 / 5
BGG rating6.5 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
20 min
Players
2
Recommended age
8+ yrs
from Trișache · verified

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Q1How much does Chex cost?
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Q2Where can I buy Chex cheapest?
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Q3How do you play Chex?
Chex is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring grid movement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Chex — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Chex support?
Chex is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Chex take?
A game of Chex takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Chex for?
Chex is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Chex?
Chex has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.7 out of 5.
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