Bishops, The Game
A conversational, alliance-friendly chess variant. Start as four, Chess duel as two. New site coming soon. Tournaments $5 $10 $20 $100 $500 Entry Amounts
Why Bishops?
Talk, negotiate, and make deals to survive the short game.
Outwit opponents on 128 squares plus 4, then finish in a classic chess duel.
All seats are human-controlled in the current build.
Quick Start
- Open 4 tabs/windows; choose a name in each.
- Connect seats: White, Grey, Black, Pink.
- Decide who sits in each seat.
- When White shows GO (flashing), start playing.
- Notes:
- 1-Right now the Program treats the K/Q swap as a setup action, not a "real" move that advances the turn. So after you swap, the engine keeps the turn with that color and waits for a normal move before passing play to the next seat.
- Press New Game (and Confirm) to reset anytime; duel resets all four.
Play Style
Watch the two players to your right; you may need to help them to avoid a loss on your left. Weaker players can team up to topple a stronger one. Alliances matter until only two remain - then it's pure chess.
Contact
Edwin J. Wilhelm to learn the rules (you may need to use incognito browser at times to log in)
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