100m Dash Chess
From Ludocity
| 100m Dash Chess | |
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| Designer: | LSK |
| Year: | unknown |
| Players: | 2 |
| Stuff required: | Life-size chess pieces and a chess timer |
| Crew required: | Optional referee |
| Preparation: | 5-10 minutes |
| Time required: | Thirty minutes |
| Place required: | Any area with 100m of flat space |
| Activities: | Running, strategy. |
| This is a tested game. It's been tested in real life, but needs a bit more polishing before it's fully playable. | |
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Play chess with a timer 100m away.
Preparation
First, obtain a life-size chess set. This is actually optional - a regular-size or even a pocket-size magnetic set will do just as well, but a life-size set is more fun and makes this more of a spectator activity.
Set up the timer at one extreme of the area with 15 minutes per player, on a table, with the referee sitting at the table.
From there, measure 100m.
Set up the chess set at this point. The center vertex should be over the 100m mark, and the players should be equidistant from the timer, as opposed to one player being closer by the size of the board.
Playing
The game plays like standard speed chess, with some slight amendments to accommodate the 100m format:
- The player playing black starts at the timer, hits it, and runs to the board as white moves.
- Players may not move their piece until their opponent has hit the timer.
- If a player hits the timer after making an illegal move, the player must then run back to the timer, hit it such that his time is depleting, and then return, make his move, and hit the timer again.
