Board games
duchess
(Self-Published), 1985
duchess is a board game published by (Self-Published) in 1985. It is played with 2 to 6 players.
- players
- 2–6
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The box
- Publisher
- (Self-Published)
- Designers
- Alan Blair, John Kramer (II)
- Year of release
- 1985
About the game
Duchess is a chess variant for 2+ players, created by Alan Blair and John Kramer in 1985 with the help of Mike Blair and Warwick Hooke. It supports 2-6 players in either free-for-all, 2v2, or 3v3 formats, and has largely the same rules as standard chess. Notable inclusions are three fairy chess pieces and a central "vortex" space being used for promotion rather than the back rank.More from (Self-Published)
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