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Alice Chess is a game information page. It is categorized as: Two dimensional, Three dimensional, In a category all its own.

Alice Chess. Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) (Recognized!)

Author: Edward Jackman and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.

Notes

One of the best games of the great V. R. Parton. It has been played a great deal all over the world for many years. The strategy and tactics are very different from orthodox chess, yet it retains an essentially 'chessy' flavor and can be played with simple equipment (two chess sets will do, or one chess set and a bunch of checkers to mark pieces on the Alice board). --Michael Howe

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The board used for this game has 8 row(s), 8 column(s), 2 levels/boards, 128 cells/squares.
This game is a 2 player game.
Invented in the year 1953. [1952-1954]. [1948-1958].

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  • Alice Chess II. Alice Chess with armies starting on opposite boards. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
  • Ms. Alice Chess. Alice Chess played on one board. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
  • Smaller Alice Chess. Missing description Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
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