8/10/2019 Spell Chess Print & Play - Kickstarter Edition
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2 Players, Ages 3+, 15 minutes
Game Design:Doug ChadwickGame Development:Doug Chadwick, Benj
HamiltonGraphic Design:Dan McCollum
Components (Chess Set Not Included)
Basic Set 54 Cards1 Rules Booklet
Setup
Shuffle the Spell Chess deck and place near the Chessboard where
bothplayers have access to it.
Gameplay
Begin Chess as normal.
Whenever you capture an opponents piece, reveal the top card o
theSpell Chess Deck. You choose to place the card in ront o yoursel
oryour opponent.
A player may only have 1 card in ront o them at a time. I a card
would
be placed in ront o a player with a card, the existing card is
discarded.
Te card in ront o a player affects that player unless otherwise
stated onthe card.
Game Ending
Te game ends when a player cannot legally move their King out o
check,or i the game reaches a stalemate as defined in the official
Chess rules.
Card Glossary
Treaten- a piece is threatened i it could be captured by an
opponents piece on theirnext move. A piece is threatening another
piece or board space i it is able to capturethat piece, or a piece
on that board space, on its next move. When a piece is threat-ening
a king, that king is in check.Normal Move- the normal move o a
piece is its standard movement under the offi-cial rules o
Chess.Sideways- i a piece can move sideways, it can move to the lef
or right as many spac-es as it could normally.Starting Position-
the starting position o a piece is any square on the board where
apiece o that type and color could have begun the game. It does not
necessari ly haveto be the exact space where that piece started the
game.
Challenge Coin- a challenge coin is a metal disc that signifies
a rank in the military,or a special engagement or event. A
challenge is made by presenting a coin, and isanswered by the other
player presenting a coin. For the purposes o Spell Chess,
anindividual coin may only be presented once during the game.
FAQsQ: I I reveal a card and put it into play and it causes my
opponent to be in check, arethey still in check?A: Yes, and you
should announce it at that time as needed per the official Chess
rules.Q: I I reveal a card and put it into play and it causes me to
be in check what hap-pens?A: You cant put yoursel into check per
the official rules o Chess, thereore, you can-
not play a card in such a way that it places you into check. I
you reveal a card andcannot play it legally (so that you arent in
check) the game ends in a stalemate.Q: What i I reveal a card and
do not want to play it on either player, can I discard itinstead?A:
No, you must play the card in ront o one o the players.Q: I I
remove a piece rom the board, do I get to reveal a new card? What
about i acard is discarded?A: No, removing a piece rom the board is
not the same as capturing a piece. Youmay only reveal a new card
when you capture a piece, or i a card tells you to.Q: I a piece
cannot be captured, may I still move my piece onto its space?A: No,
you may only move a piece to a space i that space will be
unoccupied at theend o the move.
