Just created a variant of chess, played on a standard chessboard (8x8) which I call “ChessBall”.
It blends the strategic movement of chess pieces with the offensive and defensive dynamics of American football 🙂
The goal is to move a designated piece, the “Ball Carrier”, into the opponent’s end zone (the opposite back row), just like scoring a touchdown in American football.
ChessBall has 6 phases to the game:
1- Move phase 2- Pass phase 3- Tackle phase 4- Touchdown 5- Extra Point/Two Point conversion 6- Turnover on downs
The game ends in three ways: 1- One player reaches 21 points 2- One player checkmates the opponent’s King (this is an instant win, regardless of the current score) 3- All of one player’s pieces are captured (except for the King), resulting in a win for the other player.
I’m tweaking the rules for ChessBall right now, but I think it’s really fun.
Does anyone think the concept of “ChessBall” is interesting?
Chris Trottier /
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2023-08-15 19:59:16
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