Re

Re is a popular Chess variant.

The game is played on a 5x5 board. When the game starts, the board is empty. Each player starts with 10 player pieces: One king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and two pawns.

On your turn, you can do one of the following three things:

• Put one of your pieces (not yet put into play) on an empty square on the board.
• Make a capture with one of your pieces on the board.
• Pass. Note: This may only be done when you have put all your pieces on the board.

When both players pass consecutively or when all pieces of a player have been taken, the game ends. Each player earns points for their remaining pieces on the board: 3 points for each king or queen, two points for each rook, knight, or bishop, and one point for each pawn. Each player counts the total number of points for the pieces they have taken, and the player with the largest number of points wins the game (the score is the difference between the point totals).

Originally published as Spielbox Edition No.8 in Spielbox issue 2/1994.