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Tri-Chess

Tri-Chess

Tri-Chess · 1980
30 min0+ yrs6.7 BGG27KidsStrategy
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How do you play Tri-Chess?

Three player chess on a hexagonal board with two colors of hexagonal spaces (black and white). There are six bishops (one per color for each player). The pieces have normal starting positions.

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Three player chess on a hexagonal board with two colors of hexagonal spaces (black and white).

There are six bishops (one per color for each player). The pieces have normal starting positions. The standard plastic chess pieces are ivory white, black and gold. There are eight pawns each.

Movement is somewhat complicated:

 The king and rook can move in 6 directions - onto adjacent hexes that share a side.
 The "diagonal" moves of the queen and bishop involve skipping over the two adjacent hexes of the other colours onto the hex beyond of the same colour. The bishop can thus move in 6 directions, the queen in 12.
 The knight can also moves onto 12 possible hexes - it moves two hexes forward and one to the side, always onto adjacent hexes that share a side.
 The pawn moves one diagonal hex forward and captures moving two adjacent hexes forward (these are the two hexes on either side of the one it could move to).

There are a few other special rules to deal with castling, pawn promotion and whether a diagonal move can pass between two occupied hexes.

Note that despite the identical name and designer, this game is not identical to Tri-Chess from 1975.

🔬 game anatomy
BGG rating6.7 / 10
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KidsStrategy
Play time
0 min
Players
3
Recommended age
0+ yrs

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Q4How many players does Tri-Chess support?
Tri-Chess is played by 3 players.
Q5How long does a game of Tri-Chess take?
A game of Tri-Chess takes about 0 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Tri-Chess for?
Tri-Chess is recommended from age 0.
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