Anyone ever play dice chess?
I introduced this to my son, as he was losing interest in the game. It introduces some luck back into the game, and since I am slightly better than my 7 year old (for now), he has a better chance of beating me. We only played two games, and I have the rules below from wikipedia, but have made 3 main changes (marked Greco variation), and am claiming it as the Greco variation of Dice Chess.
We have not played using the addition and subtraction of dice, but I added this in, to increase the possible piece moves, making it closer to a real chess game. The idea behind being able to make any legal move when you are in check, is again to make it more like a real game of chess. I have also removed the idea of capturing the king. Appreciate any feedback:
The players alternate rolling the dice and, if possible, moving. On each of the dice, the one represents a pawn, two a knight, three a bishop, four a rook, five a queen, and six a king. The player may move either of the pieces indicated on the two dice. For example, a player rolling a one and a two may move either a pawn or a knight. A player who rolls doubles (the same number on both dice) may play any legal move. Greco variation allows you to add or subtract dice, to increase the possible pieces to move. (If you roll 1 and 5, then you can move a pawn (1) or a queen (5) or a king (5+1=6) or a rook (5-1=4). Otherwise, standard chess rules apply, with these exceptions:
-a player who has no legal move with either of the pieces indicated by the dice loses that turn (passed turn);
-if castling is otherwise legal, a player may castle upon rolling a four, six, or doubles; Greco variation allows you to add or subtract dice, so if adding or subtracting the dice equals 4 or 6, you can also castle.
-an en passant capture of a pawn is possible only if the player rolls a one, or doubles, immediately once the opportunity for the en passant capture arises;
-in Greco variation, a player who is in check, does not roll the dice, and can just play a legal response to that check (capturing the checking piece, moving the king, or interposing a piece);
-except in the unlikely event that the game ends in a draw pursuant to the standard rules of chess, the game ends when one player checkmates the opponent's king.
I introduced this to my son, as he was losing interest in the game. It introduces some luck back into the game, and since I am slightly better than my 7 year old (for now), he has a better chance of beating me. We only played two games, and I have the rules below from wikipedia, but have made 3 main changes (marked Greco variation), and am claiming it as the Greco variation of Dice Chess.
We have not played using the addition and subtraction of dice, but I added this in, to increase the possible piece moves, making it closer to a real chess game. The idea behind being able to make any legal move when you are in check, is again to make it more like a real game of chess. I have also removed the idea of capturing the king. Appreciate any feedback:
The players alternate rolling the dice and, if possible, moving. On each of the dice, the one represents a pawn, two a knight, three a bishop, four a rook, five a queen, and six a king. The player may move either of the pieces indicated on the two dice. For example, a player rolling a one and a two may move either a pawn or a knight. A player who rolls doubles (the same number on both dice) may play any legal move. Greco variation allows you to add or subtract dice, to increase the possible pieces to move. (If you roll 1 and 5, then you can move a pawn (1) or a queen (5) or a king (5+1=6) or a rook (5-1=4). Otherwise, standard chess rules apply, with these exceptions:
-a player who has no legal move with either of the pieces indicated by the dice loses that turn (passed turn);
-if castling is otherwise legal, a player may castle upon rolling a four, six, or doubles; Greco variation allows you to add or subtract dice, so if adding or subtracting the dice equals 4 or 6, you can also castle.
-an en passant capture of a pawn is possible only if the player rolls a one, or doubles, immediately once the opportunity for the en passant capture arises;
-in Greco variation, a player who is in check, does not roll the dice, and can just play a legal response to that check (capturing the checking piece, moving the king, or interposing a piece);
-except in the unlikely event that the game ends in a draw pursuant to the standard rules of chess, the game ends when one player checkmates the opponent's king.
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