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Kinglet
Invented by V. R. Parton, Kinglet is a variant where each player has multiple king pieces, and the game is lost if all the kinglets are captured.
apps Top Kinglet Alternatives
The top alternative to Kinglet in 2026 is Arimaa with a score of 8.9/10, followed by Ultima (8.2) and Cambodian Chess (8.1).
Arimaa
Arimaa is a two-player abstract strategy board game invented in 2002 by Omar Syed. It is played on an 8x8 board using si...
Ultima
Ultima is an abstract strategy game invented by Robert Abbott and first published in 1962. Played on an 8 by 8 board, it...
Cambodian Chess
Cambodian Chess, known as Ouk Chaktrang, is the traditional chess game of Cambodia, closely related to Thai Makruk and d...
Italian Progressive Chess
Italian Progressive Chess is a chess variant where players sequentially increase the number of moves they can make per t...
Cylindrical Chess
Cylindrical Chess is a three-dimensional variant conceptualized on a cylinder, allowing pieces to wrap around from the l...
Brusky's Hexagonal Chess
Brusky's Hexagonal Chess is a hexagonal chess variant that translates the standard game to a hexagonal grid using its ow...
Falcon-Hunter Chess
Falcon-Hunter Chess introduces two asymmetrical compound pieces: the Falcon, which moves forward as a bishop and backwar...
Smess
Smess, originally released by Parker Brothers in 1970, is a variant where pieces move according to printed arrows on the...
Tri-Dimensional Chess
Tri-Dimensional Chess is a family of chess variants played across multiple vertically separated boards, allowing pieces...
Apocalypse Chess
A chess variant played on a compact 5×5 board with reduced armies and simultaneous move selection, designed for quick ta...
Andernach Chess
A fairy chess condition named after the German city of Andernach, where any piece that makes a capture immediately chang...
Heian Shogi
Heian Shogi is an early form of shogi played in Japan during the Heian period (794–1185 CE), considered a direct predece...
Scottish Progressive Chess
Scottish Progressive Chess is a variant in which players make consecutively increasing numbers of moves per turn, differ...
Dragonfly Chess
Dragonfly Chess is a variant featuring a unique fairy chess piece called the dragonfly, which combines the movements of...
Wellisch's Hexagonal Chess
Wellisch's Hexagonal Chess, published by Siegmund Wellisch in 1912, is one of the earliest known attempts to adapt stand...
Double Chess
A chess variant played on an extended 16×8 board where each side commands two full sets of pieces, doubling standard mat...
Three-Player Chess
Three-Player Chess encompasses several variants adapted for three competitors, typically using a modified three-sided bo...
Maximummer
A fairy chess condition in which Black is required to always play the geometrically longest move available, measured by...
Anti-King Chess
A fairy chess variant featuring an anti-king piece that must remain in check at all times, inverting the standard rule t...
Fusion Chess
A chess variant in which two adjacent friendly pieces can merge into a single compound piece that combines the movement...
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