Multi-player Variants
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- 12 Sharp Chess. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
- 12 Sharp Chess. 4-player versions of 10-or-more-file variants on cross-shaped boards. (12x12, Cells: 108) By Charles Gilman.
- 125 Percent Shogi and 125 Percent Xiang Qi. 4-player versions of Oriental variants on cross-shaped boards. (15x15, Cells: 125) By Charles Gilman.
- 16 Seasons Chess. 4-player variant combining FIDE and Leap Chess pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
- 2 Level Guru Mahachaturaji. Enlarging the Guru Mahachatuaji board to go with the enlarged army. (2x(10x10), Cells: 200) By Charles Gilman.
- 3 Level 4 Player Variants. Putting 4 players on a 3d board usually used for 2. (3x(8x8), Cells: 192) By Charles Gilman.
- 3 Man Chess. Commercial three player chess variant on a round board. Author: David Howe.
- 3 Man Chess - Review. Review of commercial three player chess variant on round board. Author: David Howe.
- 3 Player Chess. On a large (217 hexagon) board. By Dennis Matthews.
- 3 to the 5. A 6-player variant on 3 overlapping 9x9 boards. (5x(11x11), Cells: 455) By Charles Gilman.
- 3-Player Chess I. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 75) By Bn Em.
- 3-player Honeycomb Chess. A variant on a hex-prism board with the hex boards as levels instead of ranks to allow three players. (5x(), Cells: 180) By Charles Gilman.
- 4 Armies . Each player controls two armies. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Patrick Riley.
- 4 Armies. Each player controls two armies. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Patrick Riley.
- 4 Faces. 2d multiplayer variant based on a feature of Tunnelshogi. (9x9, Cells: 45) By Charles Gilman.
- 4 Player Chess. Commercial four player chess variant.
- 4-Player Pothole Chess. Bulldozers and cars and other vehicles are pieces in 4-player chess variant. (7x7, Cells: 39) and Seth Blanchard. and Seth Blanchard.
- 4-way chess by Taurus games. Commercial fourhanded chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Stephen R. Stockman.
- 6 Player Complex Allegiance Chess. Missing description By Kuyan Judith.
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- Ackanomic Party Chess. Multiplayer chess inside a `Nomic' game. Author: Uri Bruck.
- Ackanomic PartyChess. Multiplayer chess inside a `Nomic' game. Author: Uri Bruck.
- Aire. River variant on H-shaped board, some parts of camps further back than others. (8x12, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
- Alliance Chess. Two boards, four players, team wins by checkmating the primary player. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Mark Liptak and Rick Babcock.
- Alternation Chess. You alternate your moves with a partner. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- AltOrth Hex Chess. Hexagonal variant using pieces moving only one way along each orthogonal. (11x11, Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
- AltOrth with Further Piece Types. Extending the AltOrth interpretation of hex cells to further variants. (11x11, Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
- AltOrth with Hopping and Crooked pieces. Extending the AltOrth interpretation of hex cells to further variants. (11x11, Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
- Antarctic Chess or Predators and Penguins . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
- Antarctic Chess or Predators and Penguins. Penguins seek safety at the ice-pack's centre. Can the Predators stop them? (Cells: 295) By Graeme C Neatham.
- Arena Cheturshogqi. 2-4 Players on large board with mutating pieces and piece drops. (13x13, Cells: 169) By Paul E. Newton.
- Armies of Faith 1: The Dawn of Civilisation. The first in of a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (3x(9x9), Cells: 243) By Charles Gilman.
- Armies of Faith 2: Later Antiquity. The second in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (5x(10x10), Cells: 245) By Charles Gilman.
- Armies of Faith 3: Assimilation. The third in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (5x(), Cells: 350) By Charles Gilman.
- Armies of Faith 4: Schism. The fourth in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (4x(8x8), Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
- Armies of Faith 5: Spiritual and Temporal. The fifth in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (4x(10x8), Cells: 320) By Charles Gilman.
- Armies of Faith 6: After Empire. The last in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (5x(), Cells: 370) By Charles Gilman.
- Asymmetric Chess. Chess with alternative units but classical types and mechanics. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dmitry Eskin.
- Avon. Four-player game; two players sharing the White and two the Black pieces. (8x10, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
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- BacCanCat. 4-player variant with Cannons and Arrows, Cathedralling, and alternative ways to win. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
- Bastardo. Cut-throat four-player variant. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Bastardo. 4-player game.
- Bastardo for President. Cut-throat four-player variant where one of your pieces is secretly President and thus royal. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Bastardo Hallowe'en. Halloween-themed cut-throat four-player variant. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Battle of the Diagonals. Each player uses the three kinds of diagonal in different ways. (6x(9x9), Cells: 270) By Charles Gilman.
- Battle of the Six Armies. Multiplayer with a trigonal board. (29x18, Cells: 378) By Graeme C Neatham.
- Battle of the Six Armies. Construction of board and pieces to play B6A. By Graeme C Neatham.
- Battle of titans. Missing description (3x(9x5), Cells: 135) By Daniil Frolov.
- Bilateral Group Simultaneous Chess. Simultaneous chess, but with two groups of rotating players. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: B. Eshuis.
- Bishops. Rules of Play. (12x12, Cells: 132) By Edwin J Wilhelm.
- Bishops. Commercial four-player game. By Edwin J Wilhelm.
- BordahBee, A Two-Board Game (two 8x8 boards). Missing description (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By Gary K. Gifford.
- Bosworth. Commercial multiplayer chess variant for two to four players using cards as pieces.
- Bughouse. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Bughouse Chess. Two boards. Units captured move to opposite board. Popular variant. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Bughouse Chess. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. Author: Karl Scherer.
- Bughouse Links. Comprehensive list of Bughouse resources.
- Bughouse Spartan Chess. streetmansd. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By Steven Streetman.
- Bughouse.net. Extensive website with information on Bughouse.
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- 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) Author: David Howe.
- CardChess for Four. Utilizes the two key elements of card games: four suits and the ability to place cards face down to hide their values. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- CardChess for Teams. Utilizes the two key elements of card games: four suits and the ability to place cards face down to hide their values. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- CardChess for Three. Utilizes the two key elements of card games: four suits and the ability to place cards face down to hide their values. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Castle Siege Chess . Byzantine Chess merged with 6x6 chess board. By Richard VanDeventer.
- Chamaeleon. Multiplayer variant with pieces moving differently depending on square color. Inventor: Wolfgang Großkopf.
- Chameleon Chess Redux. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adam Goss.
- Chatty Chess. Four-handed game using normal board and pieces. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ian Richardson.
- Chaturaji modern-variant (4-handed Chaturanga without dice) . Missing description By Emmanuel Baud.
- Chaturanga 4-84. An Updating of Chaturanga for Four Players with modern pieces and an 84-square board. (10x10, Cells: 84) By Peter Aronson.
- Chaturanga 4-84 . An Updating of Chaturanga for Four Players with modern pieces on an 84-square board. By Peter Aronson.
- Chaturanga for Four. Ancient partnership game, sometimes said to be the. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Chaturanga for Four -- Machiavellian Version. Cutthroat new version. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: John Zimmerman.
- Chaturanga for four players.. Oldest multiplayer chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chesh. 3 player, hexagonal chess.
- ChesK: Risk and Chess Combination. A combination of the classic chess and Risk. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Khalid Waheed.
- CHESS Eccentricities, By Major George Hope Verney. Images from the book (complete). Author: George Hope Verney.
- Chess Empire. Large four player chess variant. (20x20, Cells: 322) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Harry Jackson.
- Chess For Any Number of Players. Rules for multiplayer chess that can be played with an arbitrary number of players. By Ralph Betza.
- Chess for Three. Three-player Chess with standard pieces and moves. Inventor: Jacek Filek.
- Chess for Three. A 3-player variant on an unusual board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Chess Jester. 4-player variant with two new pieces. Author: Matthew P. Scholle and David A. Mahan. Inventor: David A. Mahan.
- Chess Kingdom. 4-player variant, on a 20x20, plus-shaped board. Standard pieces. (20x20, Cells: 364) By Jeremy Cooper.
- Chess New. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 64) By Hector Quintana.
- Chess Poker. Like poker, but players are dealt a hand of pieces instead of cards. By Gvndly.
- Chess Variants of Sándor Nagy. Link to Hungarian web page. By Sándor Nagy.
- CHESSAGON. CHESSAGON® is like traditional Chess, but with Triangles, with one new additional piece named the Duke. By Kerry Langford.
- CHESSapeak. Website of firm selling four player chess variant. (Cells: 160) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chessapeak Challenge Classic (review). Four player chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chessapeak Challenge Photo's. Commercial chess variant for four players. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chessapeak Challenge Tourney edition (photo's). Large (one meter square board) size edition of four player chess variant. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chessapeak Four-Handed Chess. Based on Chessapeak Challenge, arguably the best commercial four-player chess game. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Chessapeak Porta-Challenge. Photo's of pocket edition of multiplayer chess variant. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chessapeak: Pictures of Chessapeak Classic. Photo's of 4 player chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- ChessArena.io. Real-time, many-player, "io-style" game. Author: Ben M Reiniger. Inventor: ChessArena.
- Chessex. Hexagonal chess variant for two or three players. (Cells: 169) Inventor: Patrick K. Mullen.
- Chexs. Chess for two to six persons on hexagonal board. By Stephen Kennedy.
- cHEXx. Multiplayer chess variant on hexagonal board. (Cells: 211)
- Chinese Chess variant for 7 players. Missing description (19x19, Cells: 361) Author: Stephen Leary.
- Chitty-Chatty Chess. Four-handed partnership game intended to introduce newcomers to Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ian Richardson.
- Chivalrous Attrition. Two knights jump over and may not go to visited squares. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: William F. Bultas.
- Christmas Tree Chess. Missing description (6x(11x11), Cells: 126) By Daniil Frolov.
- Cincinnati 4-Way Chess . Four player chess variant from Cincinnati. Author: Robert Price.
- Cincinnati 4-way Chess. Four player chess variant from Cincinnati. (Cells: 101)
- Cincinnati Four-Way Chess. Four player chess variant from Cincinnati. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Citadelir chess. Grand chess + Tamerlane chess + Omega Chess. By Daphne Snowmoon.
- Color Chess. Four player chess variant on 11 by 11 board. (In Hungarian). By Sándor Nagy.
- 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. By Chad W Smith.
- Command and Maneuver: A Tale of Two Countries. This is a diceless wargame,. (24x12, Cells: 288) By Joe Joyce.
- Complex Allegiance Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 96) By Kuyan Judith.
- Complex Allegiance Chess (6 player). Missing description By Kuyan Judith.
- Corner Chess. Two or four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board with pieces starting in the corners. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
- Countdown. Ten player game with sf-theme. (10x(), Cells: 100) By Jared B. McComb.
- Credo Chess for Three. Hexagonal chess variant from St Albans, UK. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Crosstunnel. A cross between Tunnelchess and Fivequarters. (4x(8x8), Cells: 196) By Charles Gilman.
- Cutthroat ForChess. Four players, each playing alone, on an ordinary board. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Mark Rogers.
- Cyclohex. 3-player round hex variant. (24x5, Cells: 120) By Charles Gilman.
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- Decimal Four-Player Chess I. Checkmate either opposing teammate for the win. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Decimal Four-Player Chess II. Checkmate either oppoenent for the win. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Decimal Four-Player Chess III. Checkmate either opponent for the win. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Decimal Four-Player Chess IV. Checkmate either opponent for the win. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Delirious Bughouse. Miscellaneous rules added to Bughouse. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By Alberto Monteiro.
- Discochess. Distributed Chess. By Marc A. Donis.
- Djambi. Four player variant with different taking rules and special central square. (9x9, Cells: 1) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jean Anesto.
- Djambi. Four-player all-against-all game with unusual pieces; also known as Machiavellian Chess. Inventor: Jean Anesto.
- Double Cross Besiege. A spinoff from Besiege Chess using FIDE-size armies. (8x16, Cells: 96) By Charles Gilman.
- Double Skak. Four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Soren Kirk.
- Doubles Chess. A four-player game for two teams on an unusual board. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Rick Gillespie and Henry Rolling.
- Duchess. For 2, 3, 4 or 6 players on a rose-shaped board. and John Kramer.
- Dynamic Bastardo. Cut-throat four-player variant with free setup. Author: Ed Friedlander.
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- Easterhouse. Captured pieces switch between Xiang Qi and Shogi boards. (9x19, Cells: 171) By Charles Gilman.
- Echexs. Hexagonal variant for three or six players. By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Echexs. Hexagonal variant for three players. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Elevator Chess. Multiple boards with simultaneous games are linked through central elevator squares. By Ralph Betza.
- Empty Cube Chess. A variant using the faces of an 8x8x8 board with no triaxial moves. (8x(8x8), Cells: 296) By Charles Gilman.
- Enochian Chess. Four-player team variant of the Golden Dawn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeff Rients.
- European Chess. A multiplayer, different armies form of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
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- Fetch Chess. Double-move game where the Cat (who may be a 3rd player) may or may not fetch your pawns back. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
- Feudal. The Game of Siege and Conquest, 3M Company - 1967. Author: Dennis Matheson.
- Feudal. Chesslike game of wellknown game company. Author: David Howe.
- Feudal Chess. Four player game on 9x9. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Fiancé Chess. A 3-player variant with Kings and Queens starting far apart, inspired by Bachelor Chess. (12x12, Cells: 96) By Charles Gilman.
- Fimbriation Chess. Combines 4 players with 2-player Pawn treks and Castling. (14x14, Cells: 144) By Charles Gilman.
- Fivequarters. Four-player game on a cross-shaped board where most pieces can promote. (12x12, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
- Flyover Shogi. A 4-player Shogi with each player facing all 3 others. (Cells: 162) By Charles Gilman.
- Flyover Xiang Qi. A 4-player Shogi with each player facing all 3 others. (18x20, Cells: 180) By Charles Gilman.
- ForChess. Four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tom Rogers.
- Forchess . Four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Tom Rogers.
- Forchess . Four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board. By Tom Rogers.
- Foreign Policy Chess. Chess variant on 8 by 8 board with armies of unequal strength. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Francois Tremblay.
- Foreign Policy Chess. Peacekeepers are a third army. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Francois Tremblay.
- Fortress chess. An old Russian variant for four players. (Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Four Armies. Each player controls two armies. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Patrick Riley.
- Four Handed Chess (I). Information on different variants of four handed chess on plus-shaped board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Four Handed Chess II. More variants of four handed chess on plus-shaped boards. (Cells: 160) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Four Handed Perspective Chess. Missing description
- Four Handed Roman Chess. 4 player chess variant with additional new piece. By Mark Woodall.
- Four Player Shogi. Variant of Shogi for four players. (15x15, Cells: 189)
- Four Row Chess. Missing description (Cells: 208) By Eric S. Clayton.
- Four seasons chess.. Medieval multiplayer chess variant on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Four-Handed Chess -- Standard. Four handed chess on plus-shaped board. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Four-handed Chess by Capt. George Hope Verney. Missing description Author: George Hope Verney.
- Four-Handed Elephant Chess. A 4-Player (2 Team) game based on 3-Elephant Chess and 4-handed chess. (11x11, Cells: 97) By Gary K. Gifford.
- Four-Way Chess. 4-Way Chess. By Stephen R. Stockman.
- Froghouse. Like Bughouse except each team has a Black, White, and Green. Green goes "in between", namely after white but before black. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jordan Lampe.
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- Gala Xiang-Qi. Crossover game. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Daniil Frolov.
- The Game of the Three Kingdoms. Another variant on Chinese Chess for three players. (Cells: 135) Author: David Howe and Various.
- The Game of Three Friends. A variant on Chinese Chess for three players. (Cells: 135) Author: David Howe and Various. Inventor: Jìndé Zhèng.
- Game of three kingdoms, Photos. Photo's of a three-player Xiangqi variant.
- Genetess. A play-by-email game with genetically encoded pieces. By Robert Kydd.
- Glacial Shift. 4-player game played with Icehouse pieces with Shogi-style captures and where the same piece moves differently for each player. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jared B. McComb.
- Grand House. Bughouse and CrazyHouse applied to Grand Chess. (2x(10x10), Cells: 200) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Green Chess. More than 100 chess variants playable online. By János M. Uray.
- Gross Raumschach. Larger, 4-player version of Raumschach. (6x(6x6), Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.
- A Guide to Variant Chess. Variant Chess Games.
- Guru Mahachaturanga. 2d India-specific offshoot of AOF series. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Charles Gilman.
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- Haiku Shogi. 4-player Shogi with 5+7+5 grouping of orthogonals in both dimensions. (17x17, Cells: 289) By Charles Gilman.
- Half Courier. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
- Hans37 Chess. Chess variant for four players on a board of 37 squares. (Cells: 37) By Ralph Betza.
- Herichess. A variant on a board in the shape of the English Heritage logo. (14x14, Cells: 112) By Charles Gilman.
- Hex Besiege. Two slightly modified McCooey sets placed b(l)ack to b(l)ack. (11x21, Cells: 187) By Charles Gilman.
- Hex Frontofhouse. Captured hex pieces return with only their forward moves. (11x11, Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
- Hex Horngi. To hex cells what Mitregi is to square ones and Tunnelshogi to cubic ones. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
- HEXchess. Information about a commercial hexagonal chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- HEXchess Review. Review of HEXchess. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- HexChess-Kirby's. Missing description (Cells: 313) By Steve Kirby.
- Hexgi. A Wellisch-style hex interpretation of Shogi, with "officers" using selected orthogonals. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
- Hibryd III. An exotic three-player variant played on a board of 42 hexes with multiple victory conditions. (Cells: 42) By Jared B. McComb.
- Horn Rimmed Hex 1: 91 to 127. Start of hex analogue to the Mitred Framing series. (13x13, Cells: 127) By Charles Gilman.
- https://www.omnichess.club/variant/bc6b6876-dbdc-419c-bba4-3e462. Missing description
- Hyperchess. Photo's of hexagonal chess variant from 1971. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: W. D. Groman.
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- ImmortalStarMasters. Multiplayer, hexagonal board for chess and checker games. Author: Ronald D. Planesi.
- Imperial Chess III. Four-player all-against-all game on a cross-shaped board. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Mike Calkoviks and Jeff Knight.
- Irwell. Gain an advantage by crowning your enemy. (8x10, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
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- Joko Urtaroak. Modern large version of Game of Four Seasons; four player chess variant. (10x10, Cells: 84) By Glenn Overby II.
- Joko Urtaroak . Modern large version of Game of Four Seasons; four player chess variant. By Glenn Overby II.
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- Kaos: The Game . Multiplayer game on a 7x7 board. By Robert Peeples.
- Keeps and Moats Chess. Computer Game -- beta test demo. By Matt Worden.
- Keeps and Moats Chess . A four player chess variant. Inventor: Matt Worden.
- Kibitzing Vox Populi Chess variant. Rules for turning kibitzing into a game unto itself. By Rich Hutnik.
- King of the Hill. Be the first player to get your King to the top of the hill! (19x19) By Paul E. Newton.
- Konigsritter. Four-player game on curiously-shaped board with one player having a different army than the others. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Albert Buttner.
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- Los Alamos Vierschach. Four player variant of small variant Los Alamos Chess. (10x10, Cells: 84) By Jörg Knappen.
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- Machiavellian Chess. Four-player all-against-all game with unusual pieces; also known as Djambi. Inventor: Jean Anesto.
- Mad Threeparty Chess. Chess for three. Each opponent has a king which you may check. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Mansindam. A variant that combines 'drop' rule and strong pieces, and there is no draw. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Daphne Snowmoon.
- Marinelli's three-handed chess, or Triple Chess. Historic chess variant for three players. (Cells: 136) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Philip Marinelli.
- Martian Chess. Two or four player strategic game with chess elements played with Looney piramids. (4x8, Cells: 32) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Andrew Looney.
- McGlinWell. Combining elements of three long-standing forms of hex Chess. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
- Memory CardChess for Four. Prior to each turn, turn over a card if it is available. If it is your unit, it is activated, otherwise, remember where it was. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Memory CardChess for Teams. Prior to each turn, turn over a card if it is available. If it is your unit, it is activated, otherwise, remembers where it was.
- Memory CardChess for Three. Prior to each turn, turn over a card if it is available. If it is your unit, it is activated, otherwise, remember where is was. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Mini Fivequarters. The Fivequarters approach to 4-player variants, applied to 6x6 variants. (9x9, Cells: 45) By Charles Gilman.
- Mini four player chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 48) By Daniil Frolov.
- mini-Chieftain. One Small Multi-Move Game in Two Configurations. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
- Mountain King Chess. First king to reach the center square of an 11 x 11 board wins. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Emmor Ray Sperry.
- Multi-chess. Chess variants for three or four players. By Bert Meerman.
- Multi-Dimensional Multi-Player (MDMP) Chess. 2-8 player Chess, traditional and alternate armies, optional laser. By Donald Cimics.
- Multi-Dimensional Multi-Player (MDMP) Chess. 2-8 player Chess, traditional and alternate armies, optional laser. By Donald Cimics.
- Multichess. Four player chess variant. Author: Alfred Pfeiffer. Inventor: Dietrich Gläß.
- Multiplayer Chess Rules. A discussion of rules issues for multiple player chess games. Author: Jason65 .
- Multiplayer chess variants. Additional rules for chess variants with more players. By Derick Peterson.
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- Nearlydouble Hex Chess. Applying the Nearlydouble principle to Wellisch and McCooey Chess. (15x15, Cells: 169) By Charles Gilman.
- Nearlytriple Raumschach. The logical extension of the Nearlydouble principle to Raumschach. (7x(7x7), Cells: 343) By Charles Gilman.
- Neighbors . Try to capture the most pieces on a 42-square board completely filled with neutral pieces. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Rob Nierse.
- Neighbors. Try to capture the most pieces on a 42-square board completely filled with neutral pieces. (7x6, Cells: 42) By Rob Nierse.
- Neo Chess. Four player chess on 8 by 10 board from 1925. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: J. L. Naylor.
- NeoChess. For four players on an 8x10 board. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: J. L. Naylor.
- Neohex. Chess variant on irregular hexagons. (Cells: 60) By Max Koval.
- NetBlitz Chess Program. Plays bughouse. Author: Sébastien Lachance and Yannick Létourneau.
- Never-Ending Infinite Sandbox Chess Game. Online forum-based chess game with 12 players, infinite board, and many pieces. By dead dead.
- Nine elders. Sittuyin + Shogi. By Daphne Snowmoon.
- Nomic Chess. Combination of Peter Suber's Nomic with Ralph Betza's Chess For Any Number of Players. By David Howe.
- Non-Random CardChess for Four. Cardchess with predetermined locations for card pieces. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Non-Random CardChess for Teams. Cardchess with predetermined locations for card pieces. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Non-Random CardChess for Three. Cardchess with predetermined locations for card pieces. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Not a Dodgson System Chess. Four player variant, using Alice chess movement. Win by taking most of the eliminated players pieces. (2x(7x6), Cells: 84) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
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- Objective Bastardo. Cut-throat four-player variant where each player has a secret objective. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Once More, with Deans. Subvariants of River-with-university-and-cathedral series with extra piece type. By Charles Gilman.
- Orwell Chess. Three player variant themed on George Orwell's 1984. (7x12, Cells: 84) By Glenn Overby II.
- Orwell Chess . Three player variant themed on George Orwell's 1984. By Glenn Overby II.
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- Pandemonium. Capablanca chess + Crazyhouse. By Daphne Snowmoon.
- Partner Chess . Commercial two and four-player variant on smaller cross-shaped board.
- Partnership Mitregi. Unthemed 4-player variant with most pieces always moving toward or across the River. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
- Pass variants. 4-player Xiang, Anglis, &c. Qi on a 10x10 board with intersecting Rivers. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
- PI. Commercial multiplayer chess variant for 2 - 12 players. Inventor: Dan Brown.
- Pi. Commercial multiplayer chess variant, obtained by putting multiple curved and straight boards together. Inventor: Dan Brown.
- Pinwheel Chess . Four-player, all-against-all variant played on a pinwheel-shaped board. By C. George Boeree.
- Ploy. Strategic Game of Maneuver and Capture, 3M Company - 1970. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Dennis Matheson.
- Proto Prelates. An Armies of Faith offshoot adding Bishop compounds named after pre-Christian religious titles. (6x(10x10), Cells: 294) By Charles Gilman.
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- Quadaptation. Use commanders to recruit better pieces. Capture your opponents commander and they lose. By realityreaper989.
- Quapent. Missing description By Joe Watson.
- Quark Chess. Missing description By tilera Ley.
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- Raumherichess. Board shaped like 3d version of English Heritage logo. (5x(7x7), Cells: 140) By Charles Gilman.
- Recognized Chess Variants. Index page listing the variants we feel are most significant. (Recognized!)
- Review: 3 Man Chess. Missing description Author: David Howe.
- Review: Chessapeak Challenge Classic. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Review: HEXchess. Review of commercial three-player Chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Riley's Four Army Chess. Several ways to win. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Patrick Riley.
- Ringworld Chess. Themed hex variant differentiating opposite directions along orthogonals. (Cells: 198) By Charles Gilman.
- Russian Fortress Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Russian fortress chess. An old Russian variant for four players. (Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
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- Salmon P. Chess. Huge three-dimensional game celebrating 10 years chess variant pages. (10x(), Cells: 7500) By Dale Holmes.
- San-kwo-k'i. inese Chess for three players (Game of the Three Kingdoms). (Cells: 135) Author: David Howe and Various.
- Sceptre 1027. Photo's of a set of this commercial multiplayer chess variant of the 1980's. Author: Simon Westenra.
- Sceptre 1027 A.D.. Large, commercial, multiplayer chess variant. (9x(8x8), Cells: 576) Author: David Howe.
- Self's three-handed chess. 19th century chess variant for three players. (Cells: 144) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henry J. Self.
- Shogessi (The Allday Wars) . An original large, multiplayer Chess/Shogi variant.
- Siamese Chess. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Siege chess. A hexagonal three-player chess variant. (Cells: 192) By Ross Durossette.
- Sjah. Three or four player chess variants. By Eric Wouters.
- Solar Chess. 2 to 6 players on a hexagonal board with quadrilateral tiles and Shogi-inspired drop rules. By Jeff Cornell.
- Steffan O' Sullivan's Three-players Chess. Three player chess variant on a board with 58 squares. By Steffan O'Sullivan.
- Stelliform 6 player Chess. Stellisch from Wellisch, Stellicorn from Revergent, and Stellgi and Hexgi. (17x17, Cells: 121) By Charles Gilman.
- Stevenson's Four-Player Chess. A game for two 2-player teams on a regular Chess board with the object of capturing all opposing pieces. By Jake Stevenson.
- StrataChess v1.0. separate Strategic and Tactical gameplay. 2-6 players. Element of Chance. Terrain. Build your own armies. By Prussia General.
- StrategiChess . Large multi-player, multi-board chess variant. (14x14, Cells: 196) By Alan Cartwright.
- StrategiChess II . Large, multi-player, mult-board variant with new piece types. (14x14, Cells: 196) By Alan Cartwright.
- Stupidhouse. Variant of Double Bughouse or Tandem Chess where partners have the same color. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Superchess. Four-handed chess game playable by two or four players. (Cells: 148) Inventor: Rolf W. Jacobson.
- SuperChess I. Big proprietary game for four. Pawns meet their opponents as in orthochess. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Rolf W. Jacobson.
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- Tag Chess. A two player per side team game where each player moves for half the board. Author: Robin Wells.
- Tandem Chess. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Tao's Chess. Chess variant where as you move across a line, the pieces reverse roles. By Travis Geyer.
- Tetra. Old commercial four player chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Three Handed Chess. Three handed Chess with special rules to promote 3-way play. (Cells: 96) By Jonathan H Rutherford.
- Three Player Chess. On a large (217 hexagon) board. By Dennis Matthews.
- Three Player Chess. Three players must win both games simultaneously to win. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andrew Heiser.
- Three Player Chess. Commercial Chess variant for three players. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert Zubrin.
- Three Player Hex Shogi 91 . A hexagonal Shogi Variant for three players. By Fergus Duniho.
- Three Player Hex Shogi 91. a hexagonal Shogi variant for three players. (Cells: 91) By Fergus Duniho.
- Three-players Chess. Newspaper announcement of three player chess. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Threehex. Hexagonal variant for three players. By Max Koval.
- Treyshah. A commercial three-player hexagonal variant with 23 pieces a side. (Cells: 210) By Matt Seabury.
- Triana. 3-player version of 6x6 games. (9x9, Cells: 54) By Charles Gilman.
- Triangle chess. Three player chess variant on hexagonal board. (In Hungarian). By Sándor Nagy.
- Triangular Chess. Missing description Author: (zzo38) A. Black. Inventor: _unknown.
- TriChess . is a hexogonal, three player variant, created and distributed by PrimeChess Oy. Inventor: Donald irvin Gebhart.
- TriChezz. Chess for three on a circular board. Classic proprietary game. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Donald irvin Gebhart.
- Trigon Chess . Three-player chess and checkers on various shaped boards.
- Trihex. Three-player hexagonal variant with extra pieces. (Cells: 127) By Marek14 .
- Trihex . Three-player hexagonal variant with extra pieces. By Marek14 .
- TriMac 3 Friends. Hexagonal Game of 3 Friends. (Cells: 207) By Graeme C Neatham.
- Triochess. Commercial three player chess variant from around 1975. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Trioschaak set: Photo's. Three player chess variant set from the Netherlands. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Annefleur R. Bodlaender.
- Triple Crown. A three-halves variant making use of the cross-centre step. (15x15, Cells: 150) By Charles Gilman.
- TRiPLiCiTY. Three player hexagonal chess variant. (11x11, Cells: 111) By David Jagger.
- Triss. Hexagonal chess variant for three players. (Cells: 102) By Hans Mikelson.
- Trissa. A Rococo-inspired hexagonal variant for three players with an unusual flavor. (10x10, Cells: 55) By John Smith.
- Triune Chess. Three player variant played with a regular Chess Set with rotating play. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Sergey Sirotkin.
- Turnstyle. Four player chess variant using a normal chess set. By Ethan Hunt.
- Two Large Multi-Move Games. Two large multimove variants with multiplayer potential. (24x12, Cells: 288) By Joe Joyce.
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- Vendetta. Commercial four-player chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Vierschach. 19th Century 4-player game where allies start off at right angles to each other. (14x14, Cells: 160) Author: Jörg Knappen. Inventor: G. Arthur Lutze.
- Vimes Chess. Variant inspired by a footnote in a Discworld novel. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
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- Waider's three-handed chess. Missing description (Cells: 126) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Waider.
- Warlord Chess Review. 4-player chess with modified board and special moves. Author: Kevin Peterson.
- Warlord: Battle Line. Missing description By Joe Joyce.
- Warlord: Civil War. Missing description By Joe Joyce.
- Warlord: Lakes. Missing description By Joe Joyce.
- Wellisch's Hexagonal Chess. Hexagonal chess for three players. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Sigmund Wellisch.
- Wild Kingdom Chess. Missing description (8x11, Cells: 88) By Nick Wolff.
- Witch's Chess . Two or three player hexagonal variant. By Ralf Hansmann.
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- Yalta. A three player chess variant. (Cells: 96) Author: Daniel Lindstrvm.
- Yonin Bishogi. Variant based on Yonin Shogi but with FIDE pieces. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Charles Gilman.
- Yonin Seireigi. Four-player variant of Seireigi based on Yonin Shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81) By A. M. DeWitt.
- Yonin Shogi. 4-handed Shogi variant. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Jared B. McComb. Inventor: Ota Mitsuyasu.
- Yonin Toyang Mitregi. Four-player variant with returns from capture and promotion to Yang Qi pieces. (13x13, Cells: 169) By Charles Gilman.
- Yo[n]o Shogi. 4-player Shogi variant with all 8 kinds of piece (fewer of some) on a standard Shogi board. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Charles Gilman.
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- ZM Machiavellian Quadchess. Modernization of Chaturanga for four players. By John Zimmerman.
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- ä¸è±¡æ£‹(Middle Xiangqi). Missing description By Daphne Snowmoon.
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