In Burma they supposedly played a form of dice chess with 3 dice ... and players moved 3 times in a row ... I wonder if it would be possible to implement easier version with 2 dice and move twice in a row ... I would suggest for doubled numbers (1-1,2-2, 3-3 etc) to introduce free one move with any chosen piece ... ususally when we think about thwo dice version we think of choosing the number to move ... Burmese chess (modified by reducing number of dice) would be very intriguing and challenging variant. Here is the link and please scroll to the last sentence (History) where they talk about this variant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice_chess

Herlock Sholmes: has been posted on my blog ... I tested this game at home. It plays nicely adding some dynamics to traditional dice chess. And, since there is a choice of pieces to move, it makes this version more intelligent.

http://mychessvariants.blogspot.com/ 

Andy.

please look at this game ... published by Sid Sackson in "Gamut of Games' ... it can be played with regular cards, chess cards and even with chess pieces ... game is called Mate, has really nothing to do with chess, beside its name and the depth ... here is the link ... I strongly recommend it, try with cards and you will discover a fantastic game. Completely open (like board games) and will satisfy even our Abigail, lol ...

http://www.chessvariants.org/cards.dir/chesscards/

Andy.

Mister Big Boss, would it be possible to have a chess board for experimenting with variants ? What I have in mind is just an empty board, with all the pieces available and NO RULES for any specific game glued to it and nor rules for moving pieces ... let's say I would like to play a game with pawns on 3rd and 6th row, or a game where bishop can jump like a knight when on the 1st and 8th column ... or maybe when pawn promotes I can choose another king and milions of other variants ... all the rules would be agreed before the game starts and players can enjoy the new game ... I've never seen anything like this and it can be a very powerful field for inventors ...

This way we can all enjoy our new ideas, try it and eventually implement it ...

Cheers,

Andy.

Hello, here is the new approach to play Dice Poker 6D ... something for golf lovers ... below are the rules:

1. There are 18 holes in the whole course ...

2. I introduced 3 additional categories: 1 pair, 2 pairs and 3 of a kind (nothing new, they exist in regular poker) that gives us 18 categories (holes). Below is the score table for all 18 holes:

1. Ones - a sum of all 1's
   
2. Twos - a sum of all 2's
   
3. Threes - a sum of all 3's
   
4. Fours - a sum of all 4's
   
5. Fives - a sum of all 5's
   
6. Sixes - a sum of all 6's
   
7. 1 Pair - 2 dice with the same numbers+ 4 dice with different numbers - sum of all dice (examples for 3 new categories below)
   
8. 2 Pairs - 2 dice with the same nubers + 2 dice with the same numbers(different than the first pair) + 2 different dice (different from 2 first pairs) - sum of all dice
   
9. 3 of a kind - 3 dice with the same numbers + 3 different numbers - sum of all dice
   
10. 4 of a kind (4 or more dice with the same number) - a sum of all dice
    
11. 5 of a kind (5 or more dice with the same number) - a sum of all dice
    
12. Full House (3 dice with the same number + 2 dice with the same number, and those two numbers must be different) - sum of the dice 
    
13. Full Car (2 dice with the same number + 2 dice with the same number + 2 dice with the same number, and those three numbers must be different) - sum of the dice 
    
14. Full Hotel (3 dice with the same number + 3 dice with the same number, and those two numbers must be different) - sum of the dice 
    
15. Large Straight (a straight of 5 or more dice) - 123456(21points) wins the hole over 23456(20 points) which wins the hole over 12345(15 points) 
    
16. Full Straight (a straight of all dice) - 1 point scored immediately in the hole (when other player scores  in this hole, it's a draw for this hole)
    
17. 6 of a kind (all dice with the same number) - higher 6 of a kind is the hole winner (222222 beats 111111 etc.)
    
18. Chance (any dice combination) - a sum of all dice
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Now, player that get higher score in particular hole is the winner of this hole ... who wins more holes wins the whole course and becomes champion ... when players win equal number of holes it's a draw. After players score points for a particular hole, software  replaces scores for O for the loser and 1 for the winner ... during the game it is very important to target scores already made in particular holes. WINNING THE HOLE IS THE SUB-GOAL (similar to real golf) ... fixed scores for hotel, car, full house etc are abolished and replaced by actual point scores and it adds more excitements to the game ...here are the examples of 3 new categories ...




1 pair ... 44 5631 (no numbers can repeat itself) - example of wrong sequence: 44 1354 (4 is repeated)




2 pairs ... 33 11 24 (no numbers can repeat itself) - example of wrong sequence: 33 11 35 (3 is repeated)




3 of a kind ... 444 132 (no numbers repeat itself) - example of wrong sequence: 444 564 (4 is repeated) ... 




I would rather be golfing ... how about you ?




I wonder what do you think about this Golf Poker ...?




Cheers, Andy.

joshi tm: no, rolls can be made in any order based on the situation on the golf course ... I think going from hole to hole in order would be too restrictive ... although more like a real golf ... bankroll idea (or unlimited rolls) is well known feature in dice games, game of FARKLE is one of them ... I played several form of Yahztee using this system ... we can try to incorporate golf feature of "being in par" when a task is accomplished in 3 rolls, if beyond, some form of negative points could be used ... thanks for your input.

Andy.

Herlock Sholmes: we can even come closer to regular golf and create a system like below:

1. Keep all the fix scores like they are, adding of course 3 new holes (1 pair, 2 pairs, 3 of a kind) to make it 18 holes course.

2. For lower six holes (categories) make 4 of a kind (at least) a requirement to score a hole ...

3. Assigned points depending on the number of rolls used to make a hole:

2 points - for comlepting a hole in first roll

1 point - for making a hole in the second roll

0 points - for making a hole in the third roll

-1 point for the fourth try, -2 points for the fifth try ... -3 points if not made in the fifth try ... (five rolls is the maximum number)

This system changes the whole idea behind collecting points for categories ... for example: it's no longer important how high you score 4 of a kind, but if you score AT ALL, and in which roll ... it creates a new game ...

For those who do not like to fall BELOW ZERO, we may use different system to record points for holes:

1 point for the first roll, 2 points for the second roll ... down to 5 points for the fifth roll and 6 points for not making a hole in the fifth roll and also for crossing out any other hole ... of course, player with the lowest score wins the game ... this system is easy to remember since points correspond to the roll number ...

Andy.

missing one game option ... I would like to to play not for won games points, but for points I won during the game itself ... Ludo for example, I can win 4 :0 or 3:1 ... backgammon, I can win 15:0 or anything else just by counting my checkers out of the board ... same story with Chess Dice with 3 kings ... I would like to have an option to play let's say to 10 points, every time counting opponent's kings I removed from the game ... not only winning would be important , but the quality of winning each game in a  round would count ...

Andy.

1. Played on a 10x8 board.


2. Each player has 3 Kings, 1 Queen, 1 Archbishop, 1 Chancellor, 1 Rook, 1 Bishop, 1 Knight, and 10 Pawns.


3. White starts with 10 Pawns on the 2nd row; Black with 10 Pawns on the 7th.


4. The remaining pieces of White are placed randomly on the first row, under the condition no 2 Kings are placed next to each other.


5. Blacks pieces are placed on the 8th row, mirrorring White's.


6. Each Player has two 8-sided dice; each face representing one of the 8 different pieces.


7. On each turn, the Player's dice are rolled. Player must move one of the pieces shown on the dice - or promote a Pawn to the shown piece. (So, if Player rolls Rook and Bishop, he either moves his Rook, moves his Bishop, or promotes a Pawn to Rook or Bishop).


8. If a Player cannot move either of the shown pieces (because the pieces are blocked, or captured and no longer on the board), nor promote a Pawn to a shown piece, the Player must forfeit his move.


9. Pawns aren't allowed to promote to King nor to Pawn.


10. If a Player is in Check, and he has the option to move out of Check (or to eliminate the Check), he must do so.


11. A Player may not move into Check unless he has no other move available.


12. A King attacking a King is not counted as Check.


13. First Player to capture all opponents Kings wins.


14. On the first move, one of the dice will show a Pawn.

• Player may make any moves he wants.


• Player may move indicated piece twice (but not capture a King on the second move).


• Player must pass.