Mafeking Kriegspiel
Keys "s"=save "l"=load "b"=back once "c"=cheat "iwin"=I win "ilose"=I lose
Hubert Philips, possibly around 1930. Load your units as you wish.
Units one or two squares from a knight are revealed.
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Credits
Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hubert Philips.See also
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Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
Discreet Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel with no information about pawn captures or checks; win by capturing the opposing king. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
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One-Eye Chess (Sighted). Kriegspiel variant where one side can see, but lacks both Knights, a Bishop and the Queen. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
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Welbeck Kriegspiel. Players choose their own setups, unknown to opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
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Chess Detective: Kriegspiel Strategies, Endgames and Problems
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Kriegspiel: Chess Under Uncertainty
. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) Author: David Li.
Kriegspiel Zillions v 2.0 file
. Zillions file to play Kriegspiel against the computer. The human player's pieces are not hidden. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andreas Kaufmann.
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