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Chessword

By: Waddingtons

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Board Games (Waddingtons)


Product Info

Title
Chessword
Publisher
Category
Publish Year
1972
Dimensions
13x10.75x1.5"
NKG Part #
2148183836
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
8 Years and Up
# Players
2 Players
Game Length
30 Minutes

Description

Chessword is an original game combining chess and words. All the chess pieces are used except the pawns, and they move and capture the opponent's pieces the same way as in chess. But instead of attempting to check the King, each player tries to gain all the letters of the chosen word before his opponent.

Played on a 8 by 14 chessboard with letters in the dark squares, each side has the normal complement of chess pieces, minus the pawns, and tries to form words by landing on the right letters on the board in sequence. Kings may be captured and the game is only won by completing the word, or capturing all of the opponent's pieces.