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Games Martians Play

How to play chess ... Martian style.

By Robert Zubrin Posted 12.17.2001 at 4:58 pm 0 Comments

Martian Chess is played on an ordinary chessboard using a standard set of chess pieces, a standard deck of 52 playing cards, and a six-sided die. The pieces are set up in the usual fashion, and each player is dealt 13 cards. White goes first.

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