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Designed By	George Hope Verney
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Published By	WOW Toys, Inc.
Year Published	1881
# of Players:	4 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 2, 4 players (2 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	45 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (2 voters) [poll]
Category	Abstract Strategy
Mechanic
Primary Name	4 Player Chess
Alternate Names	4-way Chess Chess4 Four-handed Chess Fouray QuadraChess Vendetta
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4 Player Chess made by several manufacturers. Three rows are added to each side of a regulation board to allow for four complete sets of chessmen in different colors.

It is a partnership game, and the object is to checkmate both of your partners at the same time.

See also:

Bughouse Chess

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1	Reviews 2,4,6,8, do any of us appreciate?	2009-10-07	nervousbu...	3
4	Reviews A twist on chess	2006-08-15	GJanse	0
2	Reviews A good sibling of chess - caters to casual players	2005-12-12	cbrinkm1981	0
0	Sessions Session Report	2005-04-13	GJanse	0
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kingdom.zip

Chess Kingdom Font

amiller0206

2005-06-10

4-Player Chess Rules.doc

Rules for historic 4-player chess variant. Uses Chess Kingdom font for examples of play.

Matt Ruff

2005-04-21

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1881 booklet	http://www.chessvariants.org/books.dir/4handed/ind...	2007-01-27
Identical Game (board and pieces)	http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/10739	2005-01-10

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