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Dinosaur Chess

Dinosaur Chess

American River Games · 1993
260 min8+ yrs2.7/5 complexity7.3 BGG#18.040 BGG89CouplesStrategy
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A not too "Chess-like" game with dice and shifting continents on a huge Hex map. Players place the continents first for a setup never be the same twice, then deploy their "Dino-armies" as they like and start the game.

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Dinosaur Chess box art
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A not too "Chess-like" game with dice and shifting continents on a huge Hex map. Players place the continents first for a setup never be the same twice, then deploy their "Dino-armies" as they like and start the game. Each turn, both dice are rolled and determine a continent and the direction, to which it is moving one hex. Then, the player moves one of his pieces: Dino or "Time Traveler", who is the most important, yet least mobile, piece of the game. Each species has a different type of movement, mostly considering land / sea or both, too. The winner is the player who manages to first capture the opponents Time Traveler or getting his own TT over the Equator into the opponents hemisphere.

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Complexity2.7 / 5
BGG rating7.3 / 10
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Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
60 min
Players
2
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#18.040
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Q3How do you play Dinosaur Chess?
Dinosaur Chess is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Dinosaur Chess — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Dinosaur Chess support?
Dinosaur Chess is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Dinosaur Chess take?
A game of Dinosaur Chess takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Dinosaur Chess for?
Dinosaur Chess is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Dinosaur Chess?
Dinosaur Chess has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.7 out of 5.
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