Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Dragon Chess has the same set of rules as Chess. However, the playing field has 124 squares.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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Dragon Chess has the same set of rules as Chess. However, the playing field has 124 squares. There are two Dragons per player, each with a Pawn located on the rank in front of the Dragon. The Dragon occupies the outer two squares on the same rank as the King. The Field has two extra ranks (rows) and files (columns) as well as two flanks each with 12 squares located on either side of the main playing area proving a total playing area of 124 squares. The Dragon moves and captures on the rank (horizontally), file (vertically) and diagonally, over unoccupied squares and limited to three squares in line.