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1. 3 Man Chess. Commercial three player chess variant on a round board.
2. 4 Player Chess. Commercial four player chess variant.
3. 4-way chess by Taurus games. Commercial fourhanded chess variant.

A

1. All the King's Men. British name of Smess, a Parker Brothers game in which arrows on squares determine the directions pieces may move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!)
2. Arimaa. Board game playable with standard chess set, hard for computers. (8x8, Cells: 64)
3. Armis. 100 square board with 15 piece types.
4. Assideum. Game on 8 by 8 board with differenly moving pieces.

B

1. Barca. Twelve animals fight over watering holes in nice looking commercial game. (10x10, Cells: 100)
2. Beyond Chess (tm). Commercial variant with dynamic board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
3. Big Battle. Commercial chess variant on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100)
4. Big Battle. Large (10x10), commercial variant.
5. Bishops. Commercial four-player game.
6. Bishops. Rules of Play. (12x12, Cells: 132)
7. Bollwerk 178. Occupying the opponent’s end field with a piece or a bomb.
8. Bosworth. Commercial multiplayer chess variant for two to four players using cards as pieces.

C

1. CARDCHESS. Utilizes the two key elements of card games: four suits and the ability to place cards face down to hide their values. (10x10, Cells: 100)
2. Cardinal Super Chess Home Page. Link to company site.
3. Chance Chess. Commercial game: cards determine what piece you can move. (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. Chance Chess Co.. Web site.
5. Chaos Chess. Commercial chess variant with cards that modify chess rules.
6. ChesK: Risk and Chess Combination. A combination of the classic chess and Risk.
7. Chess - The Speed Game. Chess on a 5 by 6 board. (5x6, Cells: 30)
8. Chess Cubed on Steam. Chess on a Puzzle Cube with standard pieces and rotations.
9. Chess Cubic. Chess board is a cube with each side a 4x4 grid. (6x(4x4), Cells: 96)
10. Chess Empire. Large four player chess variant. (20x20, Cells: 322)
11. Chess Equalizer dice. Dice with chess symbols.
12. Chess for Three. Traditional pieces, three players, on a triangular board.
13. Chess for Three. Three-player Chess with standard pieces and moves.
14. Chess in the Round. 1970's commercial variant that allows turning corners with the Rook and Queen. (8x8, Cells: 64)
15. Chess Jester. 4-player variant with two new pieces.
16. Chess3. Chess-Cubed, a commercial, three level chess game. (3x(8x8), Cells: 192)
17. CHESSapeak. Website of firm selling four player chess variant. (Cells: 160)
18. ChessMage (tm). A Living Fantasy Chessworld.
19. Chessmen-At-Arms. A wargame with chess pieces.
20. Chessmic. Commercial, expensive, three-dimensional chess from Germany.
21. Chex. Cards with pieces form the board.
22. cHEXx. Multiplayer chess variant on hexagonal board. (Cells: 211)
23. Choiss. First place your squares, then your pawns, then your pieces, then move.
24. Circular Chess. Unique circular board. Sells boards, pieces, and software.
25. Colour Chess and Lure. Chess Variant where the board is different every time you play, and you can control what pieces your opponent can move next.
26. Courtyard. Combines the ease of learning checkers with the challenge and variety of chess. (10x10, Cells: 100)
27. Cross Chess. Game played on a cross-shaped board. (Cells: 64)
28. Cube Chess. Chess board is a cube with 4 playable sides, each with a 4x4 grid. (4x(4x4), Cells: 64)

D

1. Deception Chess. Each piece has two identities, Cloak and concealed Base.
2. Delta PI. Commercial chess variant with science fiction theme.
3. Devingt Chess. Decimal chess with 20 pieces per side including Sages (moving as Camels).
4. Djambi. Four-player all-against-all game with unusual pieces; also known as Djambi.
5. Doubles Chess. A four-player game for two teams on an unusual board.
6. Dragon Chess (tm). Commercial board game played on a large board with a new piece -- the Dragon.
7. Dragonchess. Commercial large chess variant. (16x10, Cells: 124)

E

1. Evo. Game with chess-variant elements.
2. Exchequer. Commercial 3d chess variant on 4 by 4 by 4 board. (Link.).
3. Exchequer 3D Chess. Expensive three dimensional chess variant.
4. Execute the Game. Pieces have unique abilities and uses dice-based combat.
5. Express Chess. Information on commercial chess variant with cards instead of board and pieces. ()

F

1. FlipFlop. A minimalistic Chess-like game with only one type of piece.
2. For the Crown. A commercial crossover with deck-building games. (8x8, Cells: 64)

G

1. Global Chess. A chess game played on a board composed of two rotating disks. (2x(), Cells: 64)
2. Gothic Chess. A 10x8 variant using the same rules and equipment as Capablanca's Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80)

H

1. Hexes Chess . Link: Hexagonal Chess in 54 hexes, using orthodox pieces. Includes enhanced Pawn movement and castling. The board is elongated.&.
2. Horseman's Chess. Game where pieces mount and dismount.
3. House of Kay. Company selling a circular chess board.

I

1. Icehouse . Set of pyramids you can play several games with, including Martian chess.

J

1. Jester Chess. The Jester is an 'anon' piece but similar to the 'Fool' - beautiful commercial wooden sets - a must have!
2. Jetan-Sarang . A large variation of Jetan.

K

1. Kaissa . Decimal variant developed from descriptions in John Norman's Gor books.
2. Kaos: The Game . Multiplayer game on a 7x7 board.
3. Kings and Pawns. Proprietary game on 8 by 7 board with two types of pieces and no capturing. (7x8, Cells: 56)
4. Kings Court . Commercial chess variant on 12 by 8 board based on the historical Courier chess.
5. Knightmare Chess. The American version of Tempete sur l'Echiquier.
6. KonoSuba Chess variant. Missing description

L

1. Las Vegas Fun Chess. Special chess dice determine what piece to move.
2. Link to: Rainbowchess . Cards determine which pieces are placed on the board.

M

1. Machiavellian Chess. Four-player all-against-all game with unusual pieces; also known as Djambi.
2. Mad Mate . Wooden set for chessgi: captured pieces change hands and can be used as reinforcement.
3. Mark Davis's Chess Designs. With a round chess board.
4. Martian Chess. Two or four player strategic game with chess elements played with Looney piramids. (4x8, Cells: 32)
5. Metapontum . Cooperative chessvariant on hexagonal board.
6. Metapontum Peace Chess. Metapontum Peace Chess cooperative chess game.
7. Military Chess. 19th century commercial chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64)
8. Millennium Chess . Commercial variant on 15 by 8 board with almost twice the normal set of pieces.
9. Ministers Chess. Commercial variant on a 9x9 board with an extra Queen (called a Minister).
10. Mob Strategy. Mob Strategy, The Takeover Game, presented by The Game Pile.

N

1. Navia Dratp. An upcoming commercial chess variant with collectible, tradable pieces. (7x7, Cells: 49)
2. No-Yes! Chess. French commercial variant with an element of chance.

O

1. ObstructionChess. A new chess variant designed to challenge old strategies and improve your chess play with logical and organic obstructions. (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. Official Football Chess. Variant from the 1960's with pieces replaced by football players. (8x8, Cells: 64)
3. Omega Chess. Rules for commercial chess variant on board with 104 squares. (12x12, Cells: 104) (Recognized!)
4. Onitama. Cards decide how pieces move, perfect information with no chance beyond setup.

P

1. Partner Chess . Commercial two and four-player variant on smaller cross-shaped board.
2. Pi. Commercial multiplayer chess variant, obtained by putting multiple curved and straight boards together.
3. PI. Commercial multiplayer chess variant for 2 - 12 players.
4. Ploy. Strategic Game of Maneuver and Capture, 3M Company - 1970. (9x9, Cells: 81)
5. PlunderChess . Commercial chess variant where pieces gain right to move like a piece they captured.
6. Plunderchess: Pictures and a review. Commercial variants where capturing gains the right to move once as the captured piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)
7. PokerChess. PokerChess is a 2 player board game employing the mechanics of chess and poker.
8. Proteus: A Chess Army that Changes at your Command! . Variant played with 8 dice per side, each side of which has a different Chess piece printed on it.

Q

1. Quantum Chess . Commercial variant with new pieces on 10 by 10 and 12 by 12 boards. (10x10, Cells: 100)
2. Quick Chess. Chess on a 5 by 6 board. (5x6, Cells: 30)

R

1. Regimental Chess . Commercial variant. Groups of pieces can form battalions and regiments and move at the same time. (36x16, Cells: 576)
2. Renezans Chess. 9x9 game with gnus and central powerup square.
3. Roman Chess. Commercial chess variant on a 10x10 board with two non-royal kings added.

S

1. Sceptre 1027 A.D.. Large, commercial, multiplayer chess variant. (9x(8x8), Cells: 576)
2. Schachen - Chess me. Commercial chess variant with board and pieces replaced by cards.
3. Schada - Het Wereld Spel. A crossover between Chess and Draughts from the 1930's. (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. Shuuro. Large variant where you build your own army. (12x12, Cells: 144)
5. Sirlin's Chess. Alternative presentation of "Chess 2 - The Sequel". (8x8, Cells: 64)
6. Smess. British name of Smess, a Parker Brothers game in which arrows on squares determine the directions pieces may move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!)
7. Sovereign Chess. Ten neutral armies can be activated on this 16 x 16 board. (16x16, Cells: 256)
8. Space Chess. Three dimensional commercial chess variant. (3x(8x8), Cells: 192)
9. Stealth Chess. Commercial game with elements from Chess and from Stratego. (8x8, Cells: 64)
10. Steeple Chess . Crossover between race game and chess.
11. StrategiChess . Large multi-player, multi-board chess variant. (14x14, Cells: 196)
12. StrategiChess II . Large, multi-player, mult-board variant with new piece types. (14x14, Cells: 196)
13. Strato Chess. Information (no rules) about a quarter-century old three dimensional chess variant. (3x(8x8), Cells: 192)
14. Stratomic. Decimal variant with a nuclear missile piece. (10x10, Cells: 100)
15. Super Chess III . Big proprietary game with archers and cyclopses. (10x10, Cells: 100)
16. Superchess. Four-handed chess game playable by two or four players. (Cells: 148)
17. Superchess and Monarch. Booklet in English and Dutch and book in Dutch about large chess variants with fantasy pieces.

T

1. Take the Brain. British name of Smess, a Parker Brothers game in which arrows on squares determine the directions pieces may move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!)
2. Tempete sur l'Echiquier. Pack of cards that change chess rules when played. French original version of Knightmare Chess. Lots of fun.
3. Tic-Tac-check. Get four chesspieces in a row on a 4 by 4 board. (4x4, Cells: 16)
4. Tile Chess . Commercial chess variant, published by Steve Jackson Games.
5. Tishai. Played on a 7x7 board with 2 sideboards. (7x7, Cells: 49)
6. Touchdown chess . Win by scoring touchdowns: move your pieces across the goal line in this commercial chess variant.
7. Treyshah. A commercial three-player hexagonal variant with 23 pieces a side. (Cells: 210)
8. Trigon Chess . Three-player chess and checkers on various shaped boards.
9. Troja. Commercially sold game where pieces can be stacked. (8x8, Cells: 64)

V

1. Las Vegas Fun Chess. Special chess dice determine what piece to move.

W

1. War Chest . Customizable fantasy board game.
2. Warlord Chess Review. 4-player chess with modified board and special moves.
3. World War Chess . Commercial variant with pieces more suited to a war game.

Z

1. Zebulon. German commercial game with bluffing with chess pieces and connection forming. (7x7)
2. Zonal Chess. Board has special `zones' at both sides. Commercial game of 1970's. (Cells: 104)

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