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Tower Chess

Tower Chess

倦怠期 (Kentaiki) · 2016
230 min8+ yrs2.0/5 complexity7.3 BGG#16.956 BGG108CouplesStrategy
short answer

How do you play Tower Chess?

Tower Chess is a chess variant that's played on a 6x6 grid with two fewer pawns on each side, without knights, and with all of the pieces being flat tokens rather than three-dimensional pieces.

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Tower Chess box art
official art · 倦怠期 (Kentaiki)

Tower Chess is a chess variant that's played on a 6x6 grid with two fewer pawns on each side, without knights, and with all of the pieces being flat tokens rather than three-dimensional pieces.

Aside from the size of the game board, the main twist in the design is that rather than pieces being removed from the board, they are stacked. When a piece is moved, only the topmost piece of a stack is moved. Pieces that were once covered can move again once all the pieces that were on top have left. You may "capture" your own pieces by landing atop them.

As usual, the player to first capture the opponent's king — in this case, by placing one of their pieces atop it — wins.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating7.3 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30 min
Players
2
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#16.956

from Trișache · verified

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Q1How much does Tower Chess cost?
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Q2Where can I buy Tower Chess cheapest?
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Q3How do you play Tower Chess?
Tower Chess is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring grid movement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Tower Chess — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Tower Chess support?
Tower Chess is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Tower Chess take?
A game of Tower Chess takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Tower Chess for?
Tower Chess is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Tower Chess?
Tower Chess has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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