Board games
Dragonfly
(Web published), 1982
Dragonfly is a board game published by (Web published) in 1982. It is played with 2 players.
- players
- 2
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The box
- Publishers
- (Web published), MindSports
- Designer
- Christian Freeling
- Year of release
- 1982
- Also known as
- Bird Chess · Shuttle Chess
About the game
Dragonfly (also known as Shuttle Chess or Bird Chess) is a chess variant invented by Christian Freeling in 1983. There are no queens, and a captured bishop, knight, or rook becomes the property of the capturer, who may play it as their own on a turn to any open square. The board is 7×7 squares, or alternatively a 61-cell hexagon with two additional pawns per side.
The game is an offshoot and simplification of a Freeling game named Loonybird (or Dragon Chess). Still, "Play is complex and interesting. Draws are rare too." (Wood 1994:94)More from (Web published)
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