Steam Workshop::Chess and Chess-like Games

Created by Millstone85

Discovering The Duke made me wonder how the pieces of Chess and its countless variants would look like in tile form. And here is the result. Some of these are well known pieces. Others I just made up. More might be added from time to time. Most of the art ...

The Duke

Created by error

Description Levy. Maneuver. Conquer. **This mod was entirely created using the free and publicly available print and play files supplied by the publisher** http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36235/duke The Duke is a dynamic, tile-based strategy game with a...

Hive w/ Expansions

Created by Xanadu

Hive game with all 3 expansions. Includes Ladybug, Mosquito, and Pillbug Ladybug-Moves twice on top of the hive and then down from the hive. Mosquito- Wild Card, Can take on the characteristics of any piece currently adjacent to it.* *If a beetle is on top...

2v2 chess

Created by TheInnsanity

2v2 chess is a game for four players (bet you couldn't guess that) Each team has a *white* player and a *black* player. A team wins when either of their players wins their individual game of chess. The difference in this game, is that when your teammate ta...

4 Chess Boards that SNAP

Created by Bricks and Dirt

Never saw 4 chess boards that also snap so here....

3 Player Chess

Created by Tiddlydoopins

Added 23/2/16: Ok, wow, I haven't taken a look at this thing in ages. I've gotten to watch a couple videos on youtube and people seem to be having trouble visualizing the center flower movement, so I made a quick cheat sheet for it. Also, I discovered that...

4 Player Chess Regicide

Created by Bcool_6

A four player chess game that uses regicide rules. Please read the rules included to understand this variant. Snap points are placed, but not perfectly centered. This is still loads better than the other version of this I found....

5 Player Chess

Created by Tiddlydoopins

All the collission issues SHOULD be gone now. If there are any more problems, please inform me. With the 2.0 update, a lot of things seem to have broken further. I'll update the mod sometime tonight. After playing around with the 3 player chess, I thought ...

Stackschach (Stack Chess)

Created by WarYore

Stackschach (Stack Chess) is a Chess-like game (or Chess variant) that provides “morphing” ability to change pieces and increase or decrease the stack sizes, in order to change their ability. It also creates several unique pieces that are unlike typical ch...

Hnefatafl - The Viking Game!

Created by ViLa

Taft games are a family of ancient Germanic and Celtic strategy board games played on a checkered board or latticed board with two armies of uneven numbers, representing variants of an early Scandinavian board game called Hnefatafl....

Byzantine Chess

Created by Waking_Reality

Please see rules section in game for more details....

Chad

Created by WaluTime

Chad is a variant of chess created by Christian Freeling, it is unique in that it has no standard checkered pattern board. Rules Each player owns a castle consisting of 3×3 squares surrounded by a wall of 12 squares. A king may not leave its 3×3 castle, bu...

Beginner's Shogi

Created by Ivan

Shogi with pieces for beginners so that they can learn to play faster. When you zoom into a piece, you'll notice that it is rotated. This was made so that when you flipped the piece, it would be flipped correctly. You just need to press e a couple of times...

Grand Chess

Created by spider

Christian Freeling's "Grand Chess" variant. The rules are the same as in regular chess with the addition of two new pieces and a stipulation on an existing rule. Next to the king there is a knight with a crown similar to that of a rook, that piece is calle...

Chess with Dice

Created by Prince of Worms

It's chess but with dice. I would have called it Dice Chess, but that was taken....

Chesskers

Created by Wiiplay123

A hybrid of Checkers and Chess that I designed, after wanting to make some exciting new changes to the original chess rules....

Cyvasse

Created by dutchmogul

This was my attempt to translate the chess-like game featured in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels (Game of Thrones). Being a huge fan of the man and his work, I wanted to try and give his game the best translation I could. Working with m...

Arimaa - V.1.0

Created by SimonZed

Arimaa, pronounced "a-ree-muh" is a game where stronger animals like elephants and camels freeze, push and pull the weaker ones from the opposing team around and into traps while one of the rabbits tries to sneak across the board and harmlessly reach the o...

3 Way Chess

Created by Wafflinator

Chess with a bit of a twist!...

Barca

Created by PadillaDPTPT

Barca, a Chess variant of board control and the food chain. Control the 3 Objectives to win by scaring away your opponent's inferior pieces. Based of the game Barca, invented by Andrew Caldwell. UPDATE 3/23/15: Board changed to 10x10 to fit the correct rul...

Chinese Chess vs Classic Chess

Created by Duty

Two styles of chess on a customized board that fits them both....

Chinese Chess

Created by hihi1210

Update : Grid is enabled, chess snaps automatically -------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic Info: Game Name : 中國象棋 (Chinese Chess / Xiangqi) Players : 2 Rules : Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangqi#Pieces How t...

Dejarik (AKA Holochess)

Created by CabbyMouse

AAKA "That chess game from Star Wars" Version 1.0, but AYE PAY ATTENTION HERE: A much better version of this can be found here! This version features tokens that actually resemble the creatures, a sleeker board to play on, and just overall better presentat...

Chu Shogi

Created by Zaxabock

Chu Shogi is the most popular historical variant of Shogi other than the main nine by nine version that has survived until today. In fact, Chu Shogi is still being played in Japan and other countries today, with tournaments and commercially sold sets still...

Dai Shogi

Created by Xanadu

Advanced Version of Japanese Chess for chess enthusiasts. Modeled and skinned it all myself :D. Go to wikipedia for the piece movements. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_shogi Although it is a good game, I don't recommend it to people who haven't played Ch...

BugHouse Chess

Created by YesMeansNo

2v2 Chess Game with a fun twist! Teammates play side by side where one is white and one is black. They play in seperate simultaneous games. When one player takes a piece from his opponent, he sets it aside. A player can use one turn to put a piece that his...

Dou Shou Qi (The Jungle Game)

Created by Zaxabock

Pronounced “Doe Show Chee,” which means literally, Animal Fight Game, often referred to as "the Jungle Game," or simply, "Jungle." This is a popular game in China, especially among children. It is apparently derived from the very popular Xiangqi — the Chin...

Custom Dice and Coins/Tokens

Created by Scootaloo

Easily make your own custom dice and tokens. Just use the templates to create the dice or coin faces, and use the pre-built model for the model. * Download the template, and edit the faces to your liking. * Upload your custom image somewhere like imgur or ...

Epic Chess

Created by ChessGuy123

Tired of play the old and boring 8x8 chess? Whell, why not play 16x16 chess!! There are 2 kings and queens in this game of EPIC CHESS! Defeat both kings to win the game! Enjoy!...

Djambi ou l'echiquier de Machiavel / Chess of Machiavelli

Created by lonewolfs

Djambi est un jeu machiavélique, où tous les coups sont permis pour devenir le maître du monde ! Pour les regles c'est la que ca se passe : http://regle.jeuxsoc.fr/djamb_rg.pdf les illustrations des pions et du plateau ont ete prises ici : http://jeuxsoc.f...

Gliński's Hexagonal Chess

Created by bonk

This unique chess variant was invented by Władysław Gliński in 1936 and first launched in Britain in 1949. It is the most widely played of the hexagonal chess variants. The game was popular in Eastern Europe, especially in Gliński's native Poland....

Horde Chess

Created by erecorar

The Horde varient of Chess....

Janggi (korean chess) RULE IN DESCRIPTION.

Created by W.M.

-1 General, who only can move inside palace. He can be referred to as King in chess. ....able to move one step per turn along marked board lines to any of the nine points within the palace. only in palace. ....if you chose green side, you can see this 楚(ch...

Jungle Chess

Created by hihi1210

Update : Grid is Enabled ------------------------------------------------------------- Basic Info: Game Name : 鬥獸棋 (Jungle / Dou Shou Qi/Animal Chess/ Game of Fighting Animals) Players : 2 Rules : Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_(board_game)...

Game of the Amazons (El Juego de las Amazonas)

Created by NETes

The game is played on a square grid, usually 10 by 10. Each player starts with four amazons (which move as chess queens, but do not capture) placed in predetermined locations on their side of the board. On a player turn, he moves one amazon and then fires ...

Quality Blitz Chess 2.0! - Fancy clocks!

Created by rolandostar

This is the second in the Quality Games Series (First being Quality Blackjack) for more organized gameplay: Quality Blitz Chess! (For 2 players) UPDATE 2.0! Added branding to the board using custom models! Spent a ton of time figuring out how to model for ...

Low Poly Chess Set

Created by e Rac

A low poly count Chess set I made. The King and Queen have modified collisions, the rest have collisions accurate to their models. They are untextured. The black pieces are merely tinted black Models (collisions): King - http://i.frogbox.es/3a2.obj (http://...

Martian Chess

Created by LimeGreenTeknii

A simple strategy game for two or four players....

Random Chess Cards

Created by jay_rab

Play chess with cards on this large tile board...

Queen and Cavalry (Chess Variant)

Created by Jatea

All pieces except for the King are replaced with knights, and the King is replaced with a Queen but it still moves like a King. Have fun....

Smess: The Ninny's Chess!

Created by Ben McLean

"Smess: The Ninny's Chess!" a.k.a. "All the King's Men": A simple chess variant by Parker Brothers, sadly now out of print for many years returns from oblivion in Tabletop Simulator! Sorry, the minifigures are represented with standard chess pieces because...

Shogi

Created by The Shloz

Shogi is a traditional Japanese abstract strategy game for two players in the same family as Western chess. The board is comprised of 81 tiles arranged in a nine by nine grid. Each player begins the game with 20 pieces. Pieces that reach the far side of th...

Solitaire Chess

Created by Mephistopheles

One player Puzzle Chess ...

Portal Chess

Created by Beeg Yoshi

My first attempt at making some kind of Portal chess game. It's equidistant on both sides, so it's just as hard to get to the opponent no matter which way you go. Special thanks goes to MrNobodyX3 for inspiring me to make this board, and you should definit...

STAR TREK 3D-Chess

Created by Riddix

Don't try to play it, except you come from planet VULCAN !! Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-dimensional_chess The mod includes two custom models for the boards. The background 'Star Trek (2009)" USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) Bridge' was published on ...

Stealth Chess

Created by Shadownja

Play the discworld verson of chess - do you have what it takes to be the next Vetinari?...

Icehouse

Created by nycki

Icehouse Pyramids by Looney Labs. With this set of colorful pyramids, you can play Icehouse, Zendo, Homeworlds, and more! Rules at http://icehousegames.org/wiki....

Icehouse Pyramids- Zendo

Created by Ko-Mekai

Zendo is a game of inductive reasoning in which one person (a non-player known as "the Master") selects a secret rule that determines whether a small group of pieces (a "koan") should be marked with a black stone or a white stone. The players try to discer...

For the Crown

Created by Jotshi

For the Crown is a mix between Chess and the deck building game Dominion. Flip the pieces to change color (white/yellow). Rules in-game....

Supersize chess

Created by Booth

Made per /u/oddysians request...

Wooden chess board with algebraic notation coordinates

Created by HansKlopek

Wooden chess board with algebraic notation coordinates. Pieces have been scaled down by one (pressed - once) to fit. Has now been updated with snap to grid to improve piece placement....

Double Chess Board!

Created by bagel

Start 2 games of chess at once! Useful for hosting chess lobbies and have a small tournament. Keep your chess servers entertaining by having 2 games side by side! If you'd like any changes to be made, feel free to suggest in the comments....

Sci-Fi Chess Set

Created by Teh_Bucket

Custom-model chess set with a futuristic-machine theme. Models download (CC0): https://opengameart.org/content/scifi-chess-set ...

Chess Brawl

Created by VahidSlayerOfAll

rules, what rules?...

Robots versus Wizards Chess Set

Created by dutchmogul

A chess set I designed for a friend's birthday present a while back. You can find and download the 3D printable models on the Thingiverse here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:351119...

Beginner's Shogi (with grid)

Created by CrImSoN

Looking to learn a new game? Do you like chess? Then look no further! Shogi is the game for you! Shogi, also known as Japanese chess or the Generals' Game, is a two-player strategy board game in the same family as Western (international) chess, and is the ...

Inside Moves

Created by Neopest

A classic game that fits between Checkers and Chess. Rules included. Inside Moves Is owned by Parker Brothers...

Hnefatafl

Created by richard

A recreation of the ancient viking game hnefatafl....

Surakarta

Created by Sredleg

Surakarta is a battle game from Java. Play takes place on a grid of six rows of six points, between contending forces which have twelve pieces each. Pieces move like chess kings to adjacent points, but capture in a unique fashion, moving in a bobsleigh-lik...

4d Chess (Symmetric)

Created by bubbleof

This is chess within a 4x4x4x4 hypercube. The rules can be found here: http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~reinige1/Chess/chess-basicmath.pdf It is a little wonky, but there are some tips for figuring things out in the notepad. ...

Singularity Chess

Created by Jelly

A twisted board for a mind-bending chess match. Credit and thanks to Woodside for the original upload and model. All I've done is make the texture cleaner and hopefully more aesthetically pleasing. Wooden pieces are arranged for a quick replacement should ...

Go Table (multiple sizes with tutorial)

Created by Julius

A Go / Weiqi / Baduk Table with 4x 19x19, 4x 13x13 and 2x 9x9 Go Boards. Stones automatically snap to the Grid. Felt background and Kaya textures. I have a tutorial set up for new players on it....

Dunsany's Chess

Created by Tomtaru

Rules are the same as regular chess, with the following amendments. Piece Setup: - Black piece setup is identical to regular chess. - White pieces are composed of 32 pawns, on all of the squares from rank one to rank four. Object of the game: - Black wins ...

Half Checkerboard / Chess Board 4x8 8x4

Created by WarYore

There are a number of games you can play with a Half Checkerboard (4 x 8). There are a list of 32 on BoardGameGeek, complete with rules: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/67989/games-games-half-checkerboard-series Most just use Checkers and/or Chess piece...

Stratego (With Custom Models)

Created by Learz

This is a Stratego Clone with custom 3D models You can find the rules here...

Chess 6 Players

Created by ZZGlimmspan

Chessboard for up to 6 players...

Maxima Chess

Created by Zaxabock

Maxima must be considered an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima a more clear, dynamic and balanced game between attack and defense. Maxima has some elements of the games Bombalot (by Bruce Harper and Duncan Suttle...

Stated Pawns for Chess

Created by Raven_of_Nevaria

Pawns made with the newest "States" feature. So when you play, and get your pawn across the board, you can then change it into the piece you want by simply changing it's state. All 4 types included - White and Black Wood, and White and Black Metal. Has a C...

Chess 3 (Open Beta)

Created by Naegleria

A new and improved version of Chess! http://bombch.us/B3BD...

"Beyond" OmegaChess Advanced

Created by Skowtura322

Beyond Chess is a chess variant that uses a modular gameboard that actually shifts during play. Rather than playing on an 8×8 grid, the game is played on 64 movable squares. Players can move pieces as well as game squares, causing an ever changing landscap...

Omegachess Advanced [Board now re-uploaded]

Created by Skowtura322

Omega Chess is a commercial chess variant designed by Daniel MacDonald in Toronto. The game is played on a 10x10 board with an extra square in each of the extreme corners where the wizards are placed at the start of the game. The game is laid out like regu...

Omega Chess Advanced - Beyond Hope!!!

Created by Skowtura322

An extreme example of pushing the envelope of movable board and extensions to Omega Chess Advanced Rules, not for the faint hearted! Rules are in the Notebook - subject to change as play testing commences....

Variant 1 Beyond Omega Chess Advanced

Created by Skowtura322

Beyond Omega Chess Advanced Variant 1. Can be played in two versions with or without the extra red tiles. Giving either more possibilities for game play on a larger board or a new way to win the game....

Polgar Superstar Chess

Created by Skowtura322

A frustrating, fiendish microcosm of a Chess Variant - rules are as basic chess, but there is only one Rook, one Knight, one Bishop, the King and Queen on either side. These pieces start off the board with the five porns in place on either side. Players ta...

Chesscalation

Created by Kee

Chesscalation is a two player strategy game based off of Chess and Shogi. It's designed to avoid analysis paralysis and avalanching by favoring the defender and easing the pressure of each move - all while still keeping the strategic depth of Chess. It als...

Chex

Created by Flashhawk

This game mod was made possible by the generous permission of Néstor, the publisher of this game. Have a look at www.nestorgames.com to support him by buying one of his games!!...

Melting Chess

Created by Flashhawk

A game for 2 players by Markus Hagenauer. In Melting Chess, players move their pieces according to the movement of one of the chess pieces depicted on an orthogonally adjacent, empty tile, seeking to be the last one standing while the board shrinks. This g...

Chess variants

Created by funk master general

8-person table setup to play 4 simultaneous games of different chess variants! You can either play regular chess, horde chess, chess 960 (also known as Fischer Random), or King of the Hill!...

Chess 2 Model Import

Created by ItchyDani3l

This is an import of the standard chess sets from Chess 2. The rest of the models will be coming soon, they just need more work because they're in multiple parts per piece. I also threw in some models I imported from .hack//Infection but never released. So...

Chess Boards

Created by Qred

Ever wanted to play a chess variant that required a different sized board? Well now you can! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_variants...

Rollerball Chess

Created by Qred

Chess based on the sport played in the movie Rollerball. Rules can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollerball_(chess_variant)...

Fortress Chess

Created by Qred

Russian fortress chess This is an old chess variant for four players, probably originating from Russia, said to be played already in Russia around 1772. There has been a chess club in London in 1855, playing this variant, and Tchigorin, Capablanca, and Len...

Chessance

Created by Qred

An interesting chess variant with variable piece movement, impassable squares, droppable pieces and immovable kings. You can find the rules here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chessence...

Apocalypse Chess

Created by Qred

A form of synchronised chess with a 5x5 board and armies of only knights and pawns. Rules can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_(chess_variant)...

King's Ransom

Created by ZeKing

A chess variant with quite a few twists! Designed by Frank Zazanis an avid chess enthusiast, he has simplified chess and distilled it to it's most basic elements with less than 50 cards. Each player has a deck of 23 cards full of their pieces with which th...

Blind Mans chess

Created by Not Mark Hamill

Each player draws a card, the piece on that card acts as the other player's king if captured(you win), no check applies, only checkmate...

Chess Park

Created by NAHBRO

Original Chess Park. (Remodeled) Features Five chess boards, four scripted timers preset with Blitz and Rapid controls, scripted board-reset buttons, and anti-grief scripting built-in. The timers are entirely optional. Hosting Recommendation To minimize tr...

Raindrop Chess

Created by HyRoel

Raindrop Chess made in Tabletop Simulator. Rules can be found in the notebook or online. Have fun!...

9-Chess

Created by GoDoFcRaP42

9-Chess is an alteration of the classic Chess game. Whereas classic Chess plays on an 8x8 board totalling at 64 squares, 9-Chess plays on a 9x8 board totalling at 72 squares. CRAZY, huh?! But seriously, it does change the game a tad. Both sides get an extr...

Bellum: Of Mutants and Men (Starter Deck Demo)

Created by BANJOman

Welcome to Bellum. The Constructed Deck Tactical Card Game Played on a Checkered Board. The cards are the pieces of your army that you may assemble in countless ways. Control fantastic units from the greatest heroes of man to the most foul of murderous bea...

Raumschach (3D Chess)

Created by buggy johnson

Raumschach (German for Space Chess), invented in 1907 by Dr. Ferdinand Maack. Information about Three Dimensional Chess and Raumschach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-dimensional_chess#Raumschach SET THE PHYSICS TO "SEMI-LOCK" FOR BEST RESULTS Menu > C...

Loka + Yuddah (no miniatures)

Created by Neoglitch

Welcome to Loka, a game of elemental strategy. Loka is a 4 player chess game where players are organised in two 2-player teams. Each player controls an army of elemental warriors that will do battle, with the objective of destroying both enemy kings while ...

DragonChess

Created by Wrath

This is an adaptation of the DragonChess (sometimes called Dragon Chess) boardgame (not the one by Gary Gygax). This variation of chess expands and changes the shape of the game board as well as adds the new piece: the Dragon. The Dragon moves just like th...

Colour Chess + Lure

Created by Neoglitch

Colour Chess and Lure are two separate games that can be played on the same board, each one with different pieces and win conditions. They are different games, but you can also combine them. On each turn you make two moves - the first one of your moves mus...

Queens & Kings - Tabletop Simulator Version

Created by jayahre

Queens & Kings...

Shogi With International Pieces and Moves on Tile (beginner)

Created by Gooey Gus

Shogi pieces with my take on international tile representations. movement for each piece is also represented. I believe the models came from The Shloz so shout out to them Their file is here (http://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=424961741&...

Terachess

Created by Zaxabock

Rules Part 1 Rules Part 2 In Terachess one will find again 20 kinds of men encountered in Shako , Tamerlane 2000, Metamachy.and Gigachess. The 4 newcomers are the Star (Cannon+Bow), the Rhinoceros, a sort of Eagle's counterpart, the Bull, a long leaper who...

Universal Shogi

Created by Captain WetBeard

A set of universal Shogi pieces marked with movement rather than Kanji. The Shogi pieces were designed by myself and my partner. The room was designed by CHRY, I'm simply using it for the excellent atmosphere. https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedet...

Thrones, 2nd Edition

Created by Battle_Buddy

Thrones features full models, scripting for most gameplay, and art directly from the physical game. It's a strategy game that has the depth of chess, the formation concepts of Stratego, and the hidden elements of Blitzkreig. It is inspired by the fictional...

Chess Deux

Created by GUJU_BANKS

Chess with a unique board and a small yet strange real life-based twist....

Eternal Chess

Created by quantumbananainsanity

A WIP extension of orthodox chess! Just like chess, but no more remembering opening lines! featuring 44 different pieces that can be chosen from in the setup phase! using this as a testbed for future work. --- What is this game? A 10 x 10 Chess extension d...