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Latest comment: 4 months ago by LizardJr8 in topic Question alternative to a dice with cards?

Question about "On each die, the 1 represents a pawn, 2 a knight, 3 a bishop, 4 a rook, 5 a queen, and 6 a king."

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If one uses the standard chess configuration, I would think that the dice should have the probability weights as much as the figures on the board.

Example: there are 8 pawns at the start, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops, 1 king, 1 queen and the same should be on a dice (say, a 16 dice)

--Pier4r (talk) 21:57, 10 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

Question alternative to a dice with cards?

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Another approach rather than a dice is to have a deck of cards with the figures (a player may prepare it as well). In that way it is easier to have random picks for the pieces that are still playing.

Say 70 cards (70 because a chess game is normally finished within 60 moves). Each card represent one piece. Each player prepares their own deck. At the start of the game the opponent shuffles the player's deck. At every turn the player pick a card, if one of the pieces corrisponding to the card can move (or capture), the player plays it, otherwise discards the card and picks another. If the deck is exhausted and the game is not finished, the discarded cards get reshuffled in a new deck and a player continues.

Surely there is such a variant already, how is it called? Pier4r (talk) 19:13, 9 September 2022 (UTC)Reply


  • What I think should be changed (format using {{textdiff}}):
If they don’t get a piece that can make a legal move, they lose that turn but do not automatically lose the game.
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If the player does not get a piece that can make a legal move, they lose that turn but do not automatically lose the game.
  • Why it should be changed:

This improves clarity.

  • References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

No reference needed.

Goldenpen1 (talk) 14:09, 27 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done LizardJr8 (talk) 15:12, 2 April 2026 (UTC)Reply