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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

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