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CHESSapeak Challenge is a game information page. It is categorized as: Two dimensional, Three or more players, Sold commercially. This item is located on a site outside of chessvariants.org.

CHESSapeak Challenge. Website of firm selling four player chess variant. (Cells: 160)

Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.

Notes

CHESSapeak Challenge is a four player chess variant on a cross-shaped board: at each side of an 8 by 8 board, three rows of squares are added. Similar chess variants exist for over two centuries. CHESSapeak Challenge has a new twist, resolving some problems of the older variants by having pawns change directions at specific squares. It received very positive reviews, amongst others from Pritchard in Variant Chess.

On the website of CHESSapeak one finds information on CHESSapeak, and the related checkers variant for four players. Different game models are shown, ranging from a inexpensive pocket version, normal size and price versions, to a luxury version with oak sides and felt underside. Ordering information, pictures, and rules can be found on the website.

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The board used for this game has 160 cells/squares.
This game is a 4 player game, with 2 players per team.

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• Chessapeak Four-Handed Chess. Based on Chessapeak Challenge, arguably the best commercial four-player chess game. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Chessapeak Challenge Tourney edition (photo's). Large (one meter square board) size edition of four player chess variant. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Chessapeak Porta-Challenge. Photo's of pocket edition of multiplayer chess variant. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Chessapeak: Pictures of Chessapeak Classic. Photo's of 4 player chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Chessapeak Challenge Classic (review). Four player chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.

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