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  RPGnet: The Inside Scoop on Gaming
This ranges from 3 to 10, but given the subjective worth of pieces and positions as a chess game progresses, and some of the more esoteric effects, there are a few discrepancies.
Chess is often touted as being dramatic, a re-creation of titanic, bloody battles, a mighty struggle to the death.
For those who don't like chess, it is a mindless, anarchic bit of fun that ultimately doesn't hold your attention for too long.
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Knightmare Chess was first released in 1996 by Steve Jackson Games, the makers of GURPS (the Generic Universal Roleplaying System), Illuminanti and a number of other cool games.
I've found Knightmare Chess to be a great game both for chess players and non-players.
Knightmare Chess may have a slightly less steep learning curve than some of the other popular games on the market today.
members.tripod.com /knightmarechess/thegame_r.html   (613 words)

  
 Game Zombies: Review of Knightmare Chess
If, however, you are the current chess club champion and hate to lose when luck is involved -- you may hate this game.
If you treat this like a totally different game than chess, you will find a well written game that is difficult to tell who is going to win until someone sneaks into the right position to claim victory.
Not everyone like chess or even the hint of chess -- and if you are like us, chess does not top our list for most commonly played games.
www.angelfire.com /games/zombiereviews/reviews/knightmarechessrvw.html   (594 words)

  
 Chess Xtension
Each card is assigned a point value, so you can build custom decks based on an agreed point total, or handicap the match so the better player has fewer powerful cards.
Played on a standard chess board, each side gets 8 dice, with a different piece on each face.
Both novice and avid chess players will love this game which is both exciting and challenging.
www.bgamers.com /chessxt.htm   (382 words)

  
 Knightmare Chess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The cards might change how a piece moves, move opponent's pieces, create special squares on the board or do something even wilder.
The sets are known as Knightmare Chess 1 (ISBN 1-55634-332-9) and Knightmare Chess 2 (ISBN 1-55634-348-5) but there's nothing at all to prevent one from just shuffling both decks into one 160 card deck.
The graphics in the English version of the Knightmare Chess cards are dark fantasy style, nightmarish (hence the pun Knightmare) color paintings by Brazilian artist Rogerio Vilela.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Knightmare_Chess   (243 words)

  
 Chess Learning Center - KnightMare Chess Club Membership
The KnightMare Chess Club is Central Ohio’s premier scholastic chess club for weekly chess lessons and open scholastic chess play.
Chess Learning Center students learn, study and practice in a non-threatening yet challenging environment where discipline, fair play, personal integrity and good sportsmanship are taught as essential elements of the game.
KnightMare members meet weekly for twelve (12) group lessons with a maximum of twenty (24) students per session.
www.chesslearn.com /knightmares/index.htm   (258 words)

  
 Education: A chess opponent's Knightmare
Robert is one of 40 members of the Knightmares, the chess club at The Evergreen School, a private school in Shoreline with 330 students in preschool through eighth grade.
The Knightmares range in age from 4 to 13.
"This is really empowering, because chess is the martial arts of the mind and has much to teach," said Leo Stefurak, the Knightmares' coach of four years.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/119702_cchess29.html   (798 words)

  
 Knightmare Chess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Knightmare Chess I and II not yet rated
Each card modifies the traditional rules of the game in a different way, so every move is a surprise.
In Knightmare Chess, victory is never certain until the last move.
www.gotdice.com /knightmare.htm   (56 words)

  
 Knightmare Chess
Knightmare Chess adds a whole new element of unpredictability to the occasionally stale game of standard chess by giving players cards that they can play before, after, or sometimes instead of their turns.
Big fun for an evening of relaxed chess play, but not recommended for purists.
We promote Chess in Northeast Florida, Mostly in a coffee houses an Libraries a Schoolsnd.
www.boardgamegeek.com /game/227   (173 words)

  
 Knightmare Chess - Multi-Player Variants
Knightmare Chess is such a fun game it's a shame to limit it to just two players.
My four-player variants owe their basic format to Richard Hutnik's Corner Chess, but have significant differences, and so are different games.
Fortunately, inexpensive chess sets are readily available at most large chain stores which carry games at all.
www.sjgames.com /knightmare/multiplayer.html   (1994 words)

  
 Knightmare Chess Review
The best I could manage was Speed Chess, where each player has a time limit for the entire game.
Since Chess tends to appeal to an older crowd, this is an especially egregious gaffe.
The result is an unpredictable game which removes the tedium of standard Chess while preserving plenty of scope for strategic play.
www.gamereport.com /tgr14/knightmarechess.html   (714 words)

  
 Knightmare Chess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Knightmare Chess is chess played with cards, as each card breaks the rules in a wild and unpredictable way, giving the classic game unique and exciting twists and turns.
The strangest thing to happen to chess in 5,000 years is back!
Knightmare Chess II has 78 all-new cards that guarantee you will never look at chess the same way again.
www.lonslair.com /catalog/board/KnightmareChess.html   (106 words)

  
 Chess
4 Handed Chess is played exactly the same as normal Chess, except that the board has been enlarged and there are four players, one on each side of the board.
Players will be sent a spreadsheet with all the Knightmare Chess Cards on it for play purposes.
Players are reminded that Knightmare Chess may be subject to copyright (so the list cannot be published complete).
www.e-boardgames.com /Chess/chess.htm   (646 words)

  
 Knightmare Chess (Reprint) is £10.99, a Card Games from Steve Jackson Games at Games Lore Ltd.
Knightmare Chess (Reprint) is £10.99, a Card Games from Steve Jackson Games at Games Lore Ltd.
Knightmare Chess is chess played with cards - and what cards!
A translation of the popular French game Tempete sur l'Echequier by Pierre Clequin and Bruno Faidutti, Knightmare Chess has 80 big, beautiful cards - each with an individual color painting by Brazilian artist Rogerio Vilela.
www.gameslore.co.uk /acatalog/Product/PR_SJ1321.html   (185 words)

  
 The London Chess Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Chess 2 - normal chess but with two extra pieces.
Knightmare Chess - A translation of the popular French game Tempete sur l'Echequier, Knightmare Chess is chess played with cards.
Sir Bombalot - A superior alternative to chess, showcased in a 3D viewing plane.
www.chesscenter.com /variants.html   (479 words)

  
 Knightmare Chess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Knightmare Chess consists of a set of very nice, full color cards that are meant to be used in conjunction with a chess board and pieces supplied by the players.
The game proceeds as for normal, regulation chess - you could even break out the chess clock, if you like - except that each player holds a small hand of these beautiful but chaotic cards.
On the one hand, it is still chess and the goal is still to corner the king.
www.gamecabinet.com /reviews/KnightmareChess.html   (696 words)

  
 Knightmare Chess!
A packet of 20 cards with Knightmare Chess backs and blank fronts, for those of you who want to create your own fiendishly clever cards.
Rules for Knightmare Chess and Knightmare Chess 2
Chess Variant Page at Universitiet Utrecht in the Netherlands.
www.sjgames.com /knightmare   (252 words)

  
 paizo.com - Store / Games / Traditional Games / Chess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The classic game of chess is made elegant by featuring an oak-finished hardwood game board and fine carved hardwood playing pieces.
From the publishers of Knightmare Chess comes the most exciting new chess variant yet.
Most product names are trademarks owned or used under license by the companies that publish those products; use of such names without mention of trademark status should not be construed as a challenge to such status.
paizo.com /store/games/traditionalGames/chess/v5748btpy7bcn   (527 words)

  
 Funagain Games: Knightmare Chess 2
The set can stand alone, or it can be added to the original Knightmare Chess cards for an even wilder game!
We have found that it helps if you have 2 or 3 different chess sets, that way you can easily identify the special pieces that are created by the cards.
In Tile Chess, the traditional chess pieces move across a virtual "board" of ever-changing size and shape.
www.funagain.com /control/product/~product_id=04339/~affil=HUNT   (478 words)

  
 US Chess Federation
If you know of a chess club or association which is not listed in our directory, please let us know.
If you know of a collegiate chess club or association which is not listed in our directory, please let us know.
The links are for sites which provide chess related material on a (more or less) periodic basis, and where the actual contents are available on line.
www.uschess.org /org/sources.html   (490 words)

  
 Knightmare Chess (image archive) - clownz.com
This clown picture comes from a game called Knightmare Chess.
A translation of the popular French game Tempete sur l'Echequier by Pierre Clequin and Bruno Faidutti, Knightmare Chess has 80 cards - each with an individual color painting by Brazilian artist Rogerio Vilela.
This great drawing was brought to my attention by 'Ric E'...
www.clownz.com /pa_kntchess.html   (106 words)

  
 Knightmare Chess (image archive) - clownz.com
This clown drawing comes from a game called Knightmare Chess.
A translation of the popular French game Tempete sur l'Echequier by Pierre Clequin and Bruno Faidutti, Knightmare Chess has 80 cards - each with an individual color painting by Brazilian I had to change the picture from a gif to a jpg for download time (I also made it slightly smaller).
For the original gif, click on the picture and it will take you to the site.
www.clownz.com /pa_kntchess2.html   (77 words)

  
 Omniseek: /Recreation /Games /Trading Cards /Knightmare Chess /
Steve Jackson Games publishes in Summer 1996 a translation of the French Tempete sur l'Echiquier, a set of cards, to be used in combination with a chess board.
I confess the artwork is not to my tastes, so I won't comment further on it.
publishes in Summer 1996 a translation of the French Tempete sur l'Echiquier, a set of cards, to be used in combination with a chess board.
www.omniseek.com /srch/{35709}   (352 words)

  
 Knightmare Chess II
Here are 80 more cards to wake up your chess game - 78 brand-new ones, illustrated by Rogério Vilela, and two blanks to let you add your own ideas.
You will need a chess set to play.
The first Knightmare Chess set is not required to play...
www.toybox.de /artikel.php3?0-94   (148 words)

  
 Board Games by Gamefest.com - Knightmare Chess (second edition)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Customers who bought "Knightmare Chess (second edition)" also bought:
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Read about Knightmare Chess (second edition) at BoardGameGeek.
gamefest.com /product_info.php/products_id/795   (224 words)

  
 Board Games by Gamefest.com - Knightmare Chess 2 (first edition)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
This is an 80-card set with new cards, more chaos, and more fun.
Customers who bought "Knightmare Chess 2 (first edition)" also bought:
Read about Knightmare Chess 2 (first edition) at BoardGameGeek.
gamefest.com /product_info.php/products_id/796   (137 words)

  
 Knightmare-list Info Page
This is the official mailing list for Knightmare Chess.
To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Knightmare-list Archives.
If you leave the field blank, you will be prompted for your email address
mail.sjgames.com /mailman/listinfo/knightmare-list   (240 words)

  
 DIRECTORY - TRADING CARD GAMES KNIGHTMARE CHESS - GAMES AND TRADING CARD GAMES KNIGHTMARE CHESS
DIRECTORY - TRADING CARD GAMES KNIGHTMARE CHESS - GAMES AND TRADING CARD GAMES KNIGHTMARE CHESS
»Knightmare Chess Resource Page - Tips, strategy and information on Knightmare Chess, the chess/collectible card game from Steve Jackson Games.
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