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(Web published) · 1997
Hostage Chess
Rating
7.0
/10
Votes
3
Weight
0.0
/5
Players
2
Time
30–90
min
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Description
Hostage Chess is a two-player, abstract strategy board game based on Chess, but including drops of captured pieces similar to Shogi. Unlike shogi, the piece a player may drop is one of his own pieces previously captured by the opponent. In exchange, the player returns a previously captured enemy piece, of equal or greater value, which the opponent may drop on a future turn. This is the characteristic feature of the game. Hostage Chess can be played with an ordinary chess set.
Categories
Abstract Strategy
Mechanics
Grid Movement
Designers
John Leslie