{"product_id":"board-game-martian-chess-game","title":"Board Game: Martian Chess","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartian Chess is a 2-4 player game that uses Icehouse pieces, requiring one stash per player, and a chessboard. It was one of the games included in Icehouse: The Martian Chess Set and Pyramid Arcade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch like its namesake, Martian Chess is a game of capturing pieces.  Like Chess, Martian Chess is turn based, and played on a chessboard.  In both games, players move and capture individual pieces, and each type of piece has distinct moving rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Martian Chess differs from Chess in critical ways:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiece ownership is determined not by color but by location.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of capturing a specific piece, winning is determined by points, making it possible to force the end of the game and still win with no pieces left in that player's control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLastly, Martian Chess easily supports 4 players as well as two, and can also be played with 3, 5 or 6 players if you use geomorphic chessboard sections; see this photo for an example.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Looney Labs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42750645207115,"sku":"8675551","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/7949\/7035\/files\/loo-110_web_box_3d_r__81435.1740129506.jpg?v=1782882986","url":"https:\/\/secretcity.games\/products\/board-game-martian-chess-game","provider":"secretcity.games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}