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Strato Chess

Players

2

Time

?-?

Age

?+

Weight

3.33

Rating

5.65

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 4.3

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' strategies and turns frequently, but there is limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Strato Chess offers a high level of variability in each playthrough with its gameboard design and strategic depth. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value. The game scales well with different player counts and has moderate ease of learning. Overall, it provides a solid replayability experience with a score of 7.9.

Luck profile

Strato Chess has a low influence of luck. Random elements have minimal impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

The Dynamic Games company first produced a three 8x8 board in 1973 and sold it under the name Strato Chess. The game board has been widely imitated by many companies since, replicating the boards and stands from the same lucite and aluminium respectively. In the early twenty first century, it is among the most widely available of all 3D Chess boards, thanks, in part, to the introduction of Millenium Chess.

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Credits

Designers

1
(Uncredited)

Publishers

1
Dynamic Games / Dynamic Design Industries