How to play The Ouroboros King
Learn the rules to the video game The Ouroboros King quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules. For a refresher of the original rules of Chess, check out this video: https://youtu.be/iPXcfS0UDlI
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The rules are the same as regular chess except for these changes. The object of the game is to beat the final level. Hover your mouse over anything to see its description.
The first time you play, your army will consist of a king, a bishop, a rook, and a knight. Once you have discovered enough new pieces, then when starting a new run, you need to select your starting pieces. On the map screen, click on the army icon to rearrange your units starting positions. Click on a map node to begin battle. Click on a unit to select it and click on a highlighted space to move it. Hover over a unit to see how it moves. Hover over a player’s sword icon to see all of that player’s available moves. There is no check or checkmate, capture your opponent’s king to clear the level. In the bottom, there are relics that give you permanent abilities and items that you can consume for a one time use advantage.
Rock obstacles on the map prevent movement. Portals allow you to move between the two in the same relative direction. Bombs blow up every unit on every adjacent space.
There is a gold reward for beating a level. The reward starts at 200 and decreases by 4 after each move. You can use gold to purchase items and upgrades. After winning a level, you then get rewarded based on the type of node you were at. Training grounds allows you to recruit a new unit. If you already have the maximum of 8 units, you will receive 350 gold instead. Armory allows you to upgrade your existing units, but not all units can be upgraded. If you have no available units to upgrade you will receive 350 gold instead. Ruins allows you to gain a relic. The shop allows you to purchase items. The sacrificial obelisks will force you to decide between sacrificing a piece or a relic to get one that is much more powerful.
There is no draw by move repetition or turn limit. If kings are the only pieces left on the board, or the AI decides that it is losing, it will offer you a draw. If you accept it, the level will end and but will not gain any gold or reward. If it is a boss battle, then the level is replayed. Boss battles do not give rewards. If your king is captured, then you lose and must start the run over from the beginning.
You can decrease the difficulty of the AI in the settings. After beating the game for the first time you can increase the difficulty by adjusting the starting settings.
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How to play Jenga Kool-Aid
Learn the rules to the board game Jenga Kool-Aid quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules. For a refresher of the original rules of Jenga, check out this video: https://youtu.be/RtGYWqx_MYI
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The rules are the same as regular Jenga except for these changes. For a refresher of those rules, check out this video. Build the tower and lay the game board next to it with the “pull 3” space closest to the tower. Place the kool-aid man loading tray with its lead corner on the start space. Pick a player to go first, then play initially moves to the left.
On your turn, roll the die and perform the action:
Single block: remove the number of blocks from the tower as indicated on the kool-aid man’s space, 1 at a time, placing them on top of the tower.
2 times block: remove and place twice the number of blocks as indicated on the kool-aid man’s space.
Move 1 and move 2: move the kool-aid man forward 1 or 2 spaces as indicated, then remove blocks from the tower as indicated on the kool-aid man’s space and place them on top. If the die shows the reverse sign, then the direction of play reverses.
Skip: play skips you and passes to the next player.
If the kool-aid man reaches the tower it smashes through it. The player who makes the tower fall, must yell “oh yeah” like the kool-aid man. The last player to successfully stack a block on top of the tower, without the tower falling, wins!
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How to play Pawnbarian
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The object of the game is to eliminate all the monsters on each floor in the dungeon. Hover over anything to see a description. Each turn you will play cards from your hand to move your hero with the movement of the chess piece played. For a refresher of those piece movements, check out this video.
At the start of each turn, you draw 3 cards and are allowed 2 moves. The number of moves you have is indicated by the yellow symbols below the bottom right of the board. Click a card then the space on the board you want to move to. If you use a card with a lightning bolt symbol, you will gain an extra move and draw 1 card from your deck. The cards remaining in your deck are in the top left. If you run out of cards, then your discard becomes a new deck.
Moving to an enemy space will attack and destroy it. However, some enemies have special abilities that make them harder to kill. If you play a card with a red splash symbol, then after moving, you will attack each adjacent space as indicated by the pattern. Both patterns on a card mean you will attack every adjacent space.
When you have completed your moves your turn ends. If you are unable to complete moves or want to skip moves, click the “end turn” button or press the space bar. At the end of your turn, you discard all the remaining cards in your hand and then take damage as indicated by the red icons on the space you occupy. Each red line indicates 1 heart of damage. A skull indicates that you will take 4 or more damage. If you play any cards with a shield on them, then you will be protected from 1 damage per shield you have until your next turn. After taking damage, if any, all the monsters will move, then it is your turn. You do not take damage at the end of the turn when you win the floor.
Pawns cards are not allowed an initial double-step move, nor en passant. If you are on the top row when you have a pawn in your hand, or if you have 3 pawns in your hand at the same time, then the rightmost pawn in your hand will promote to a queen until played or the end of the floor.
The yellow bag at the top of the screen indicates how much gold you have and everything to the right of it is the loot you will gain after winning the floor. The crystal heals 1 heart, and each yellow nugget is worth 1 gold. After each turn, 1 loot is lost. You also gain 1 gold for each monster you kill unless that monster was spawned from another monster. Gold in your bag is saved until you spend it.
After each floor you get to visit the shop and upgrade your cards by moving your hero to the desired upgrade. A heart upgrade increases your total number of hearts. Move to the stairs to begin the next floor. As you play you can unlock more heroes with different cards and abilities.
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How to play Jenga Scooby Doo
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The rules are the same as regular jenga except for these changes. Sort the blocks by color. Each colors indicates a type of food for a BLT sandwich. Yellow is bread, Green is lettuce, Maroon-ish brown is bacon, and red is tomato. The biggest scooby doo fan builds the tower. When building the tower in the tray, the color order is: 2 rows yellow, 5 rows brown, 5 rows green, 4 rows red, then 2 rows yellow.
The player who built the tower goes first. On your turn, if the top level of the tower is incomplete, then you must remove a block of the matching color and place it on top. If the top level of the tower is complete, then roll the die. You must remove a block of the matching color as indicated by the symbol on the die, then place it on top. If you roll a sandwich, then you must remove 2 blocks of any one color that isn’t the top layer’s color, one at a time, and place them on top.
The last player to successfully stack a block without the tower falling, wins!
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How to play Phase 10 Twist
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The rules are the same as regular Phase 10 except for these changes. The object of the game is to move your piece around the board to move past phase 10 first. Place the twist phase cards in the card holder. Place the game board in the center of the table and the card tray in the middle. Place the deck in the card tray and flip over 1 card into each of the other empty sections to form 3 discard piles. Each player picks a colored pawn and places it on the “1” start space. You can stack pawns on top of each other to save space.
At the start of your turn you can draw from the top of the draw deck or any one of the 3 discard piles and you discard to any discard pile of your choice. If you draw the last card from a discard pile then you must discard back onto the empty section of the tray.
When you play a skip, instead of playing it in the discard pile, place it in front of the player you are skipping. Players may only have 1 skip in front of them at a time. When your turn comes and you’re skipped, remove the skip and set it aside, then your turn ends. Shuffle all skips back into the deck at the start of the next hand. If a skip is the first card flipped in a discard pile, then fip over another card on top of it. You are allowed to pick up skips from a discard pile.
You may not create a phase only consisting of wild cards, there must be at least 1 natural card in it.
The phase you are on is indicated by your pieces location on the board. Everyone moves their pawn after each hand as follows: 3 spaces if you “went out” by getting rid of all of your cards. 2 spaces if you completed your phase but did not go out. 1 space if you didn’t complete your phase, Except when you are on the phase 10 space, then you can only advance to win by completing a phase or going out. You are allowed to skip over the phase 10 space by moving 2 or 3 from a space before it.
If you land on a twist space, then after the next hand is dealt, you may either choose to complete one of the 2 phases that are on either side of your twist space on the board, or you can draw a twist phase card. At the end of the next hand, if you don’t make your twist phase, then you must go backwards 1 space. If you do make it, then you move forward 4 spaces and if you went out you move ahead 6 spaces. You do not need to reveal what twist phase you are working on until after you lay it down. If you are doing a phase to the side of a twist phase you are on, then you move like normal.
The first player to move past phase 10 wins. If it is a tie, then the player who went out on the last hand is the winner. If the tie is between two players who lay down but didn’t go out, then the player with the lowest total in their hand wins. Number cards are worth their number, skips are 15, and wilds are 25.
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How to play Minecraft Dungeons
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The object of the game is to fight monsters, solve puzzles, find treasure and beat the bosses. Pick a player skin. Left click to move to the indicated location. Hold left click to constantly move to wherever your mouse points. Left click on an object to interact with it. Left click on an enemy to attack. Hold shift while left clicking to remain stationary while attacking. Right click on an enemy to fire an arrow at them. Hold down right click to charge your bow for a more powerful shot. To stop charging without firing, hold down left click to start walking then release your right click. If you pick up TNT, then the next time you right click you will throw it. You can hold multiple TNTs at once.
Press space bar to roll. Rolling allows you to jump off cliffs or jump across a short gap in the terrain. The gold pin icon or edge of the screen arrow, indicates where you should go to complete the mission of the level. Though, you do not have to go there right away are are allowed to explore the world for secrets.
Press “M” to see the map. The map will indicate if you have found all the chests and secrets for the level as well as get an understanding on where you are and where you need to go.
Press “I” to open your inventory. Click and drag items to equip them to your character. You may only equip 1 melee weapon, 1 ranged weapon, and one armor at a time. You have 3 artifact slots. Press “1” “2” or “3” to activate an artifact. Press “E” to drink your potion to regain health. Your health is indicated in the middle heart area. You cannot gain health greater than your maximum, any extra is wasted. Artifacts and your potion can be used unlimited times, but some have restrictions on how frequent they can be used.
The number next to each item indicates that item’s level. The icon next to it indicates what type of item it is. Weapons and armor can be enchanted. To enchant, select an icon in the bottom right you want, then click upgrade. Each enchantment option is randomly generated for each item and cannot be changed. There are a maximum potential of 3 enchantments per item, but not all items can be enchanted 3 times.
Once you pick an enchantment, you can further upgrade it to make it stronger, but you cannot change it to another enchantment, it is permanently locked in. Each time you upgrade an item you consume the indicated amount of enchantment points.
You earn enchantment points by leveling up. You level up by killing monsters. When you kill a monster, items can drop. Click on an item to collect it. If it is a one-time use consumable, like bread or a potion for example, then it will be immediately used. Items will be stored in your inventory. You can permanently get rid of your items by salvaging them to collect emeralds. If you salvage an enchanted item, then you will regain all enchantment points that were used on that item so you can use them on a different item. Emeralds are used to buy items from villagers you rescue.
There is a main village you revisit after each level. To start a new level, visit the map or press “m” then click on the level you want to play. Pick a difficulty for the level. The harder the difficulty, the better the items and rewards you can find. There are 3 levels for items: common, rare, and unique. Common is the lowest and unique is the highest. Each items level will determine how powerful it is.
If you lose all your health you die. You get 3 lives per level. On your 4th death you lose the level and return to your village. If you fall off a cliff into an invalid area, it does not count as a death, but you will lose some health.
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How to play ChessUp
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This board will teach you how to play chess, or if you already know how to play, it will teach you new skills to improve your game if you want. Setup the board and turn on the unit. Setup the pieces like so, as you normally would, with the white pieces on the blue glowing squares and the black on the green. Touch, or pick up a piece and its available moves will light up on the board. Move a piece to one of these spaces and it will update within the gameboard computer. Return a piece that you just moved back to its previous spot to undo your move. The king will flash red when in check.
Press the settings button, on either side, to change the game settings for that side. The settings are “player assist” and “AI level”. Each notch increases the level for that setting. The player assist will highlight squares in different colors, based on the level, to help assist you finding good moves. Purple always indicates your selected piece, then based on the player assist level, the other meanings of the spaces are: blunder, mistake, inaccuracy, good, excellent, best. The color code of red, blue, and green will change as indicated based on which level you select.
The AI mode allows you to play against a computer. It’s move will highlight in blue indicated which piece you need to move. The glowing logo indicates the computer is calculating a move. The settings notches will increase the AI difficulty. Each notch is a level, and each level is the approximate Elo equivalent of that number multiplied by 100. Green is 1 to 6. Blue is 7 to 12. Purple is 13 to 18. Orange is 19 to 24. And red is 25 to 30.
You can adjust these settings during the middle of a game too for more dynamic play and you can force the computer to do specific moves for you to practice against. The gameboard is equipped to provide up to “player assist level 3”, and “AI level 12” without being connected to the app. Connect your phone to the board through the ChessUp app to increase the notches available for the “player assist” and AI difficulty.
When connected to the app, you can play against other people online and review previously played games. There are also a host of lessons you can take to have the board help teach you concepts and techniques. Playing with player assist will teach you the game too.
When a player is checkmated, the board will make this color pattern. Stalemate is this color pattern. And 3 move repetition is this color pattern. Replace the pieces at any time to their starting locations to start a new game. You can calibrate the board by removing all the pieces then holding down both settings buttons until the board lights turn off and the logo lights up. Once it finishes you can place the pieces back on to play your game.
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How to play Lite Brite
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The object of the game is to create beautiful art. Setout the game unit. Place a template sheet on top of the holes in the game unit so the letter are right side up. Push matching-colored pegs through the paper and into the holes on the other side as indicated by the corresponding-colored letters. “B” is for blue, “O” for orange, “W” for white, “G” for green, “Y” for yellow, and “P” for pink. Once finished turn on the game unit and turn off the light. Press the power button multiple times to change the light pattern.
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How to play 4D Illusion Chess
Learn the rules to the chess variant game 4D Illusion Chess quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules. For a refresher of the original rules of Chess, check out this video: https://youtu.be/iPXcfS0UDlI
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The rules are the same as regular chess except for these changes. The object of the game is to capture your opponent’s king, there is no check or checkmate. Layout the board longways between the two players. Each space on the board is considered a square, regardless of its perceived shape. On your 2nd row setup 9 pawns like so. On your first-row setup: rook, knight, bishop, king, bishop, knight, rook. On your bottom-most bonus square, place your queen.
Squares along the edge of the board are not diagonally connected to each other. Squares inside the board are only diagonally connected to the corners of adjacent squares that are not orthogonally adjacent to it. In certain locations, this results in preventing further diagonal movement in a specific direction, while in other cases, it allows for multiple diagonal movement options.
Movement across multiple squares must always be in a straight continuous line, though the perception of that line may curve. A straight line is considered moving across a square to the opposite line, or corner, from where you entered. Moves strung together this way are considered straight, though they may curve across the board.
Colored squares are grouped into sets of 9, with each set having a matching-colored set on the other side of the board, making a pair. Each colored set is conjoined with its pair so that the 2 sets are considered a single set of 9 squares. Any piece to occupy a colored square actually occupies both colored squares in the same set simultaneously. Use the board markers to identify the correct orientation of the sets and add an extra identical piece marker to the square of the other set to indicate this.
A piece beginning its turn on a colored square, can move from either of its conjoined locations on the board. In a single move, a piece may travel through colored squares like it traditionally would, or, it may travel through a colored square’s conjoined location and continue in the same relative direction it was traveling. You may not perform an infinite move nor return to the space that you started on. When a piece on a colored square is captured, remove both copies of it from the board.
Pawns always move orthogonally forward towards their opponent’s side of the board. If a diagonal space is directly in front of it, then it may travel to either of the 2 orthogonally forward spaces or capture forward, right, or left. En passant is allowed like normal. Pawns promote like normal when reaching any of their opponent’s higher rank starting positions.
Castling is allowed like normal by moving the king 2 spaces towards the rook, then the rook to the other side. You may castle even if your king is threatened, and you may castle through a threatened space. Kings may move to a threatened space. The first player to capture their opponent’s king, wins.
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How to play Grand Chess
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The rules are the same as regular chess except for these changes. For a refresher of those rules, check out this video. Layout a 10 by 10 board. Place pawns on white’s 3rd row. On their 2nd row, from left to right, place: empty, knight, bishop, queen, king, marshal, cardinal, bishop, knight, empty. Place rooks in the corners. Mirror this setup for black.
The Marshal has the combined moves of Rook and Knight. The Cardinal has the combined moves of Bishop and Knight. Pawns are allowed their initial double step move option, and en passant is allowed like normal. Pawns may promote at the 8th or 9th row. Or they must promote when they reach other side of the board. Pawns can promote to any non-pawn piece that your opponent has captured. If your opponent hasn’t captured any, then a Pawn may not promote or move to the last row. A Pawn on the 9th row can still check an enemy king, even if there isn’t a piece it can promote to.
You are not allowed to castle.
The first player to checkmate their opponent, wins.
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How to play Dig 'Em Up Dinos
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The object of the game is to be the first player to collect their dino bones and make it to the museum. Lay out the board. Shuffle the dig cards and place them facedown to form a draw pile on their spot on the board. Each player picks a color then places one of their dino bones at each of the 4 dig sites in the corner of the board and their truck token on start. Pick a player to go first, then play moves to the left.
On your turn, spin the spinner and move the indicated number of spaces along the path on the board, following the arrows. Players are allowed to share spaces and pass each other. The special spaces are:
• Map: travel to any other space of your choice
• Mudslide: this space counts as a single space, as soon as your truck touches this space, slide to the end of the mudslide space, then continue moving if you have any movement left.
• Shovel: draw 1 dig card from the top of the deck and do what is says, then discard the card to the faceup discard pile.
• Dig site: when you land on or pass over any of the 3 spaces next to a dig site, collect 1 bone of your color from the adjacent dig site and place it in front of you. If you move past a dig site, first complete the actions of the space you landed on before collecting a bone.
The first player to collect all 4 of their dino bones and make it to the museum space, wins.
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How to play Less Chess
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The object of the game is to be the first player to have 3 pieces simultaneously attacking their opponent’s king. Lay out the board. Each player takes a set of matching-colored pieces and deck. And places their king on its start square. Each player shuffles their deck and places it face down next to the board. The player with the white pieces goes first, then turns alternate.
On your turn, discard the top card of your deck, then either add that piece to the board by placing it on an empty square that is orthogonally adjacent to any of your pieces already in play, or you may move a piece that is already on the board as indicated by the card.
Pieces move the same as in regular chess, except for these changes, for a refresher of those rules, check out this video. There is no check or checkmate. You may capture pieces like normal, but the king may not move, capture, or be captured. Pawns are not allowed their initial double step move option, therefore, en passant is not allowed. Pawns promote when reaching the other side of the board. Castling is not allowed. You are allowed to move even if your king is attacked.
If, on your turn, you are unable to place a piece or move a piece, then the game ends in a draw. If you run out of cards, flip your discard pile over, without shuffling it, into a new draw deck. After placing or moving a piece, you then count the number of attacks on your opponent’s king. If you have 3 simultaneous attacks, then you win. If both players have 3 simultaneous attacks, then the game ends in a draw.
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How to play FPS Chess
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The rules are the same as regular chess except for these changes. For a refresher of those rules, check out this video. Every time you try to capture a piece you will engage in a first person shooter combat between the two pieces. Each piece has a different weapon and abilities. The winner of the fight occupies the square on the board. En Passant is allowed like normal, and if the defending pawn wins, it is returned to the passed over square. Castling is allowed like normal. There is no check or checkmate.
The first player to destroy the enemy king wins.
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How to play Four-Player Chess
Learn the rules to the game Four-Player Chess quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules. For a refresher of the rules of 3 player Chess, check out this video: https://youtu.be/NMLVaFImzVs
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The rules are the same as 3 player chess except for these changes. Set up the pieces in their matching color quadrant. There are 2 teams: the white and brown team, and the blue and orange team. The player with the white pieces goes first, followed by orange, brown, then blue. The game ends once 1 player has been checkmated, with the team that delivered the checkmate, winning. Checkmate happens at the start of the player’s turn who is threatening an opponent’s king. A king may not capture a piece protected by that piece's teammate, even if your teammate could capture it before it's next turn.
You may not capture your teammate’s pieces. Therefore, you do not threaten your teammate’s king and your teammate may castle through a space you could move to. You are allowed to block a check on your teammate, but you may not move a piece so your teammate is in check, even if your teammate could capture that piece before its next turn.
When traveling through the center rosette, the spaces directly opposite each other, as well as their adjacent rosette spaces, are not diagonally or orthogonally connected through the center. This means that Diagonal movement through the center may not continue to the opposite rosette; nor can the king, queen, or knight, when starting out on a rosette, travel to any of these spaces. Here are the knight available moves when starting on a rosette.
Pawns always move away from their own base towards an opponent’s base. They can capture diagonally through the rosette towards either opponent, but, after doing so, they will only be able to advance towards that opponent. It is impossible for a pawn to occupy a space inside their teammate’s 1/4 of the board. A pawns initial double-step move and en passant are allowed like normal.
The first team to checkmate 1 opponent, wins.
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How to play Zingo Time Telling
Learn the rules to the board game Zingo Time Telling quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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The object of the game is to be the first player to cover all the spaces on their zingo card. Mix up the double-sided tiles, keeping the 2 colors separate, then load the blue ones into the left side of the game unit and the orange on the right. Give each player a game card and all players choose which side they will play with, green for beginner and red for advanced. All players do not need to use the same side.
Pick a player to be the dealer. The dealer slides the game unit forward then back to reveal 2 numbers. There are no turns, all play happens simultaneously. Players race to call out the number in the tray that matches the correct number on their card. Blue is hours and orange is minutes. Player must include either “hours” or “minutes” when they call out a number. The first to call it out places the tile on the matching spot on their card. If you call it out incorrectly, then the tile stays where it is until another player calls it out. If 2 players call it out simultaneously, then the dealer slides the tile back into the top of the game unit. If no one can match to 1 or more tiles in the tray, then the dealer slides all the tiles back into the game unit and slides it forward for 2 new tiles.
If a player can match both tiles for a single clock on their card, then they must call out the correct time of that clock to claim them. The first player to cover all the spaces on their card shouts “Zingo!” and wins!
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How to play Chess'Extra
Learn the rules to the video game Chess'Extra quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules. For a refresher of the original Chess rules, check out this video: https://youtu.be/iPXcfS0UDlI
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The rules are the same as regular chess except for these changes. For a refresher of those rules, check out this video. The game is played on a 10 by 10 board with 2 new pieces. The Assassin moves and can capture 1 space backwards, or jump exactly 2 spaces diagonally. The assassin can move without capturing 1 space forward, right, or left. The priest moves and captures exactly 1 space diagonally. If the priest captures a pawn, that pawn will be converted to the same color and placed at the Priest's previous location.
There are additional game modes you can play. “Traps” mode, gives each player 1 trap to place on any space in their 4th or 5th row. Traps are invisible to the other player. When any piece moves onto, or through, a trapped square, that piece is immobilized for its entire next turn. Pieces may jump over traps without getting caught.
“Reinforcements” mode sets up the game with 4 additional pawns for each side, starting in different locations based on the selected configuration. “Random positions” mode randomizes the starting positions of each player’s rear rank pieces. “Fog of war” mode is the same as regular chess except you can only see the spaces your pieces can move to. This symbol indicated if your king is in check.
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How to play Chesslocke
Learn the rules to the video game Chesslocke quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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The rules are the same as regular chess except for these changes. For a refresher of those rules, check out this video. The object of the game is to be the first player to occupy their opponent’s throne, there is no check or checkmate. Each level the pieces will be setup a unique way. Left click on a piece to select it, then left click on another square to move it. Walls on squares cannot be occupied or passed through, but knights can jump over them. Once you’ve confirmed your move click the end turn button or right click.
As you win levels you earn experience which you can use to upgrade your units by giving them powerful abilities. Each ability says what it does and the green numbers to the sides indicate what improvements will happen when the ability level is increased. Each turn you must move 1 piece, and you may also perform 1 ability if you want. Click a piece to see its abilities. Click on the ability you want to use, then on pieces or the board for how you want to use it. You can move then perform an ability or perform an ability then move in a single turn.
En passant is not allowed. Castling is not allowed, instead it has been transformed into an ability. Once you occupy your opponent’s throne, they will get one final turn too. If they are unable to remove you, then you win
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How to play Donut Dash
Learn the rules to the board game Donut Dash quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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The object of the game is to be the player to collect the most donuts that match your donut box. Put the driver in the car and fill the engine in a random order with donuts. Turn on the game unit and place the car in the middle of the table. Give everyone 1 donut box.
Pick a player to push down on the driver’s head and the car will spin in circles and shoot out donuts. Players race to collect the donuts that match their donut box. You may only grab 1 donut at a time and the first player to touch a donut gets to take it. Rainbow donuts are wild that any player can take.
When the car comes to a stop, the closest player it is pointing at must return one of their donuts, if they have any, back to the engine of the car, then they push the driver down. Continue playing until the car starts honking, then the car loses control and all the player must race to push the driver’s head to stop the car. The first player to push the driver gets to take 2 donuts from the other players. The game is now over and the player who collected the most donuts that match their donut box, wins!
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How to play Cooperative Chess
Learn the rules to the video game Cooperative Chess quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules. For a refresher of the original Chess rules, check out this video: https://youtu.be/iPXcfS0UDlI
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The rules are the same as regular chess except for these changes. For a refresher of those rules, check out this video. The object of the game is for both players to work together to achieve a checkmate on either color while occupying all the mandatory squares. The game is played in rounds. Each round, both players will pre-move 2 moves. Once both players are ready hit submit and the game will execute the pre-moves by both players in turn order. You need to occupy every target square as indicated by a black box and exclamation point. If all the target squares are not occupied at the end of a round, you lose.
The square with a question mark is a bonus square. If you occupy that square in addition to the target squares at the end of the round, then in the next round 1 player will have 1 addition move they can perform. This bonus move will alternate between players.
If you check a king before all the premoves have taken place, then the moves will be halted and the player in check will need to address the check before the rest of the premoves can continue. If a piece is unable to make a pre-move, because it was captured unexpectedly for example, then the moves will pause so the player can make a new move. If you checkmate an opponent’s king before all the moves are complete, then the round will end immediately. If you aren’t occupying all the target spaces, then you lose.
En passant is not allowed. Castling is allowed like normal. You can play custom games where you can change the number of target squares and the number of turns each player gets per round. There are also puzzles you can play.
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How to play Chess Match
Learn the rules to the video game Chess Match quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules. For a refresher of the original rules of Chess, check out this video: https://youtu.be/iPXcfS0UDlI
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The object of the game is to get the gather points by making matches of 3 or more in a row. Pieces move as indicated by their chess symbol. For a refresher of how chess pieces move, check out this video. Click on a piece then a valid destination to have the 2 pieces swap places. The game will automatically collect matches and score you points. Depending on which piece you move, you get more or less points per match. Pawns are worth 8, knights 7, bishops 6, kings 5, rooks 4, and queens 3. The top left indicates what piece is a bonus and worth more. The smaller piece next to it indicates what the next bonus will be.
Each round you only have a certain number of moves you are allowed to make in order to reach the point goal for the round. There is also a time limit for you to make those moves in. Additionally, chickens will fly across the board. Make a capture while a chicken is above it to destroy it and collect a chip. If you catch more than 1 chicken at a time you will earn combo points added to your score at the end of the game. If a chicken makes it across to the other side you will take damage. If your health reaches zero you lose the game.
You can spend chips to gain powerful abilities to help you. Spend 1 chip to shuffle the board. 6 chips to slow time for a little bit. 9 chips to recover your health. Score the needed points within the time and move limit, without losing your all your health to win.
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How to play The Queens Gambit Board Game
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The object of the game is to have the most points when the last chess token is taken. Lay out the board. Pick a random setup card and set out the chess tokens on the board as indicated. The color of each piece does not matter. The number on each token indicates that token’s point value. Each player takes a gambit token and matching colored deck. Beginning with the oldest player places then proceeding counterclockwise, each player places their gambit on any available start space. The player who places last will move first when the game begins.
Gambits have the movement ability of the card you play. The card options are: Bishop: move any number of spaces diagonally. Rook: move any number of spaces vertically or diagonally. Queen: move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. And Knight: move 2 spaces in 1 direction then 1 space at a right angle to that one. The knight jumps over any pieces in its way while the other pieces slide to their destination and cannot travel through other pieces. Move your gambit to the same space as a chess token to capture it, placing it in front of you. You may not move through or capture another player’s gambit. Only the players’ gambits can move on the board, the chess tokens do not move.
All the players shuffle their decks then draw 5 cards. Each player places 3 cards face down in front of them, one next to the other. Then each player draws 1 card from their own deck. On your turn, flip your leftmost face down card faceup to a discard pile then move your gambit based on the card you revealed. Then place 1 card from your hand face down to the right of your last facedown card. Draw 1 card from your deck then your turn ends. The next player clockwise takes a turn. If your draw deck runs out of cards, shuffle your discard into a new one.
Play continues until the last chess token has been captured then the player with the most points wins. In the event of a tie, then the tied player who had the closest to last turn wins.
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How to play One Trick Pony
Learn the rules to the board game One Trick Pony quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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The object of the game is to collect the most animals without getting caught. Lay out the spinner then setup the Pony and place the animals behind the fence, on the backside of the pony. Turn the game unit on and press the button and he lasso will start spinning. Pick a player to go first, and the rest of the players get in a line behind them.
On your turn, spin the spinner and take animals as indicated by your spin as indicated by matching color and quantity. Put your arm through the lasso and take an animal. You may only take one animal at a time. The green color means you can take any animal. The 1 through 5 icon means you get to take as many animals as you want from 1 to 5. The blue thief means you get to take one animal from any other player.
When the lasso stops spinning the game ends and the player with the most animals wins. If your hand is caught in the lasso when it stops, then you must give every other player 1 animal and then put the rest back behind the fence.
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How to play Yu Gi Oh! Master Duel
Learn the rules to the video game Yu Gi Oh! Master Duel quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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How to play 10 Dimensional Chess
Learn the rules to the 10D Chess quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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