allboardgames.com
Hexagonal Chess box art
1936 Ranked #18,955

Hexagonal Chess

Move pieces across a map while planning position and timing.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Grid Movement Players: Two-Player Only Games Traditional Games: Chess

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

3.86/5

Rating

6.93

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

See all 5 specifications

How it plays

How does it play?

Over the years a number of chess variants have been proposed for boards featuring hexagonally shaped cells (commonly called hexes). The most popular of these is Hexagonal Chess which was invented in 1936 by Wladyslaw Glinski of Poland.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Grid Movement

Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Read the full game description

Over the years a number of chess variants have been proposed for boards featuring hexagonally shaped cells (commonly called hexes). The most popular of these is Hexagonal Chess which was invented in 1936 by Wladyslaw Glinski of Poland. David Pritchard says, in the Encyclopedia of Chess Variants, that Glinski's game is played by over half-a-million people, mostly in Eastern Europe.

Browse all classifications

Type

1
Abstract

Category

1
Abstract Strategy

Mechanism

1
Grid Movement

Family

3
Digital Implementations: Ai Ai Players: Two-Player Only Games Traditional Games: Chess

Shopping

Where to buy

No verified retailer offers are available yet. The references below may still help you continue your search.

No verified prices are available yet.

Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
No editions imported yet.

Player resources

Rulebooks, player aids, FAQs, and solo resources.

No files imported yet.

Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
40 min
Age
10+
Complexity
3.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
W?adyslaw Gli?ski

Publishers

5
(Web published) The Game Crafter, LLC John Jaques of London Spó?dzielnia Pracy "Jedno??" Cieszyn WOSI "Wspólna Sprawa"

Linked items

No published linked games yet.