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Looks interesting as a total looker-on of chess. Does the smaller board and reduced rules make the game any easier?
by michaelcampbell 3y ago
Looks interesting as a total looker-on of chess. Does the smaller board and reduced rules make the game any easier?
- School-Cotton 3y agoYes, that reduces the search space
- ryukoposting 3y agoIt makes the game go a lot faster, that's for sure. It lowers the barrier to entry by a lot, while still requiring the same modes of thinking. There are a ton of chess-like games out there that have small boards and play times of 10-20 minutes. IMO as an everyday thing to do with friends, they're a lot more fun than chess.
- mxwsn 3y agoAny suggestions or favorites?
- ryukoposting 3y agoOnitama for sure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onitama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onitama It's played on a 5x5 board. You get two cards that tell you what moves you can make. Either card can be used with any of your pieces. Once you've used a card, it will end up in your opponent's hand a couple turns later. Every time you play, it's a little bit different because the cards are different. In addition to the chess-like thinking, there's a lot of strategy in learning when to use particular cards. Some cards are really powerful, and it's worth keeping them in your hand until the right moment. IME a single round of Onitama usually lasts 10-15 minutes. The shortest game I've played was probably about 6 minutes, and the longest was 30. It's simple enough that you can just pull it out and play with anyone, even if they've never seen it before. Pretty much everything you need to know to play Onitama is printed on the cards sitting right in front of you. It's pretty easy to pick up. It's also nice that you only have to clean up 10 pieces after a game instead of 32.