This game plays like a cross between Stratego and Chess. My friend and I came up with it at a party a couple months ago when it became too tedious to play another full round of Chess.
Rules: Essentially, the rules are identical to that of Chess, with one exception. At the start of the game, you (somehow, we used stickers) mark any three of your pieces, making sure that only you know which ones are marked. If the opponent captures a marked piece, the capturing piece, as well as any pieces in the 8 adjacent spaces, are destroyed. If this includes either King, the game ends for that person.
Verdict: The real way to review this game would be to compare it to the classic Chess game. The strategy is not as obvious as in the original, and a good poker face is important, since a lot of the new strategy involves faking-out opponents, either letting them know which pieces are booby-trapped or keeping them anonymous depending on the situation. Faster than classic Chess, and definitely fun.
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