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description= A Chesslike game for a TreeHouse set | |
description= A Chesslike game for a TreeHouse set | |
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min_players=2 | |
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players= 2-4 on an 8x8 board| |
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max_players=4| |
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stashes = 1 |
stashes = 1 per player| |
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sets = 1| |
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setup_time= Mere minutes | |
setup_time= Mere minutes | |
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playing_time= less than 20 minutes | |
playing_time= less than 20 minutes | |
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random_chance= None| |
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mechanics= Position and capture | |
mechanics= Position and capture | |
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theme = Royal |
theme = Royal Strategy | |
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release_year=2012| |
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[[Category:Playable with Pyramid Arcade]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 26 February 2020
| Battle Royal | ||
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| Carlton Noles | ||
| A Chesslike game for a TreeHouse set | ||
| Players: | 2 - 4 | |
| Length: | unknown | |
| Complexity: | Medium | |
| Trios per color: | 1 | |
| Number of colors: | 1 per player | |
| - - - - - - Other equipment - - - - - - | ||
| chessboard | ||
| Setup time: | Mere minutes | |
| Strategy depth: | High | |
| Random chance: | None | |
| Theme: | Royal Strategy | |
| BGG Link: | none | |
| Status: Not Specified (v1.0), Year released: 2012 | ||
The Story[edit | edit source]
The King has recently shuffled off the mortal coil and now his offspring are battling for the throne. The game represents a political battle more than a physical one. A capture represents rendering an opponent's piece useless and players are encouraged to utter false accusations and/or other disparaging remarks about their opponents when making a capture.
Setup[edit | edit source]
Each player chooses a color and sets up their three peices in one corner on the board. The peices are:
- 3 pips - the Prince
- 2 pips - the Jester
- 1 pips - the Valet
The prince shall be placed in the corner and the other two in the two orthoganally adjacent spaces (whch goes where is not important). Example:
Movement[edit | edit source]
The Prince may move up to 3 spaces in a straight line in any direction. The Jester moves as a knight in chess but may not jump over another piece. (This will rarely be an issue in the two player game). The Valet may move up to two spaces in any orthogonal direction. If the move ends on a space containing another piece that piece is captured. You may not capture your own pieces.
Winning[edit | edit source]
The game is won when all other players have been eliminated (all their pieces captured) or they surrender.
Notes[edit | edit source]
Because there are so few pieces the loss of just one piece (especially if it is the Jester) can mean losing the game. To that end positioning becomes extremely important.
The Jester is the only piece that can attack a Prince without being vulnerable to the Prince.
I'm guessing that the game plays best with three or four players (as it would be a bit too open to play with twp players on a chess board. It seems like a 3-player game would play best on the chess wedges [--nihilvor 18:44, 12 March 2012 (UTC)]
To Do[edit | edit source]
- Pics
- Variants
- Categories (Chess, Treehouse set, etc)
- Spellcheck