Hexachess

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Hexachess
Designed by Erik Oosterwal
Chess for 2 to 3 players on a hexagonal board.
:Players Players: 2 - 3
:Time Length: unknown
:Complexity Complexity: Low
Trios per color: 5
Number of colors: 1 per player
Pyramid trios:
Monochr. stashes: 1 per player
Five-color sets:
- - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - -
Poker chips
Setup time: 1 Min
Playing time:
Strategy depth: Medium
Random chance: None
Game mechanics: Capture
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BGG Link:
Status: Initial design (v1.0), Year released: 2009


Number of Players[edit | edit source]

This game can be played with either 2 or 3 players.

Equipment[edit | edit source]

1 stash per player.
61 poker chips for a two player game, or 91 poker chips for a three player game.

Game Board Setup[edit | edit source]

X and Y show the location of the home spaces of the two players. The board arrangement for a 3 player playing area is shown below.

       . . . . .
      . . . . . .
     . . . . . . .
    . . . . . . . .
   X . . . . . . . Y
    . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . .
      . . . . . .
       . . . . .

Arrangement of Pieces for Two Players[edit | edit source]

A hexagonal playing area can easily be made for a 2 player game using 61 poker chips. Players choose opposing corners as their starting point and place their pyramids as shown below.

           1 . . . o
          2 . . . . x
         3 1 . . . o X
        3 2 . . . . x X
       3 2 1 . . . o x X
        3 2 . . . . x X
         3 1 . . . o X
          2 . . . . x
           1 . . . o

Arrangement of Pieces for Three Players[edit | edit source]

A three player variation can be played on a larger playing field as shown below (made from 91 poker chips):

        . o x X X X
       1 . . o x x X
      2 . . . . o x X
     3 1 . . . . . o x
    3 2 . . . . . . . o
   3 2 1 . . . . . . . .
    3 2 . . . . . . . o
     3 1 . . . . . o x
      2 . . . . o x X
       1 . . o x x X
        . o x X X X

Game Play[edit | edit source]

Players take turns moving one piece per turn using the rules described below. A pyramid can be moved to an empty spot or a spot occupied by an opponent's piece to capture that piece.

Piece Movement[edit | edit source]

1-pip pyramids are Pawns and may only move 1 space in any direction.

             . . .
            . x x .
           . x 1 x .
            . x x .
             . . .

2-pip pyramids are Knights and move into the ring 2 spaces from their current position. A 2-pip pyramid essentially jumps over the spaces accessable by a 1-pip pyramid.

              . . . .
             . x x x .
            . x . . x .
           . x . 2 . x .
            . x . . x .
             . x x x .
              . . . .

3-pip pyramids are Rooks and may move any number of spaces in a single line, but cannot jump over any pieces.

               . . x . x
              . . . x x .
             x x x x 3 x x
            . . . . x x . .
           . . . . x . x . .
            . . . x . . x .
             . . x . . . x
              . x . . . .
               x . . . .

Game End[edit | edit source]

With two players, the game ends when one player captures 15 or more pips worth of the opponent's pyramids.

With three players, the game ends when a player captures 25 or more pips worth of opponents' pieces. The total comes from all opponents, not just a single color.


License[edit | edit source]

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This work is distributed by Erik Oosterwal under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.