Sam Trenholme wrote on Thu, Mar 16, 2006 12:32 AM UTC:
Of course, we need a Mormon (non-drinking) version of this game. How about dice chess; roll a dice to determine what you move. One means pawn, two means knight, three means bishop, four means rook, five means queen, and six means king. Goal is capture of the opponent's king. Castling can be done if either a king or rook is rolled. If you can not move any piece, re-roll.
This idea is hardly original; indeed, here is an ancient dice version of Chess. I have heard it said that Shantraj was once a dice game, and the reason Shantraj stopped being a dice game and became an abstract game is because it was against Muslim law to gamble.
This idea is hardly original; indeed, here is an ancient dice version of Chess. I have heard it said that Shantraj was once a dice game, and the reason Shantraj stopped being a dice game and became an abstract game is because it was against Muslim law to gamble.
- Sam