(click reviewer's name for the complete
review)
Please note
the following -
The Second Edition of Bosworth now
features disk style game pieces rather than the
playing card game pieces used in the first edition.
Any reference to "cards" in earlier reviews should
be read as "game pieces" to reflect this change. |
“Bosworth is a fast, fun and addictive
chess variant that seems to work best with four players
fighting it out on a crowded board.”
Michael Erb, Parkersburg News and Sentinel, USA
"Bosworth is a clever, visual
variation on chess."
David Millans, Games
in Education Magazine, USA
"BOSWORTH is simple in design and
daunting to master."
Fred Jandt, Games Unplugged,
November 2001 (#13)
"A well thought through and
dynamic game that will always bring fun to your next
party."
Joachim Goemann, The
Netherlands
"Because of the humorous design
and the easy to learn rules, this game is surely recommended.
It will provide many evenings of fun."
Spelinfo, The Netherlands
"The design of this game is
very nice . . .always good for a short intermezzo from
fifteen minutes to maximum an hour."
Casus Belli, News Brief,
The Netherlands
"This 32-square board (6 x
6 without corners) provides the arena for many a lively
battle. . . but you needn't be an expert chess player
to enjoy these sneaky skirmishes."
Robin King, Games Magazine,
USA
"Bosworth is easy to pick-up
if you know a little about chess . . .with plenty of
opportunities for rivalry and tricky play."
Kim Guarnaccia, Renaissance
Magazine, USA
"Bosworth is quite a fun game
to play."
Kerry Handscomb, Abstract
Games Magazine, Canada
"The game is perfect for someone
like myself who likes a little chess but has neither
the patience for it nor the talent for its complexities.
And you don't even have to know chess, just the moves."
Bruce Whitehill, Games
Games Games Magazine, UK
"...a wild melee for three or
four. Real chess strategy plays only a small role, so
you can enjoy it even if you know little more than how
the pieces move."
Burt Hochberg, Games
Magazine, USA
"I really liked Bosworth - it had
enough strategy to keep my mind occupied, but at the
same time it was unpredictable enough that I didn't
feel hopelessly outclassed . . . I recommend Bosworth"
Keith Baker, Contagious
Dreams, USA
"This ingenious game is easy to
play and a whole lot of fun."
David Katzner, The National
Parenting Center, USA
"And fun is the right word. Although
there is a lot of skill in Bosworth, the accent is on
entertainment."
David Pritchard, Games
Games Games Magazine, UK
"The game is highly enjoyable,
and it's certainly the best variant of chess I have
played so far."
Frank Schulte-Kulkmann,
Kulkmann's G@mebox, Germany
"On a [Bosworth] flyer, a whole
list of positive remarks from English language game
publications are quoted. A choir that one likes to join."
L. U. Dikus, Fairplay Magazine,
Germany
"Bosworth is a successful game."
Helmut Wresnik, Spielerei
Magazine, Germany
"Bosworth is the first chess variation
that is really convincing."
Christoph Jaschke, Die
Pöppel-Revue Magazine, Germany
"Charmingly illustrated, Bosworth
is guaranteed to appeal to chess fiends both young and
old."
Keith Ammann, Metroland
Newsweekly, USA
"The game is fast, friendly, and
fun, and provides all the mathematical benefits of chess
at a shorter, simpler level."
Rebecca Rupp, Home Education
Magazine, USA
"A fast moving and very entertaining
multi-player game which uses chess pieces as its base
. . . It is a straightforward street fight!"
Stuart Dagger, Contour
Magazine, Scotland
"Simple and quick, with enough
depth to support lots of playing. It works well with
two, three or four players."
Paul Evans, Games Games
Games Magazine, UK
"Got chess? Get Bosworth!"
Russ Lockwood, MagWeb
(Coalition Web, Inc.), USA
With the potential to be a Woolies
best seller, Bosworth takes the premise of chess - capture
your opponent's pieces and territory - and turns it
into a simpler, very exciting game."
Jeff Ellington, Power
Up Magazine, UK
"This is a very affordable addition
to a collection, and I would recommend it to serious
gamers who want to tune their talents in board games."
Mike Greenholdt, GameTime
Magazine, USA
"This little gem is addictive .
. . All in all, I think this game is a wonderful piece
of work. . . . "
Paul Arden Lidberg, Pyramid
Magazine, USA
". . . a wild melee! . . .Bosworth
takes the majesty of chess and cleverly skews it! This
is a neatly crafted game with the depth to please serious
gamers and yet still be easily accessible to the casual
game player."
Herb Levy, Gamers Alliance
Quarterly, USA
"Bosworth is a tense game of cat-and-mouse.
The super-imposed extra layer of strategy makes [Bosworth]
one of the most enjoyable commercial chess variants
we've seen."
Burt Hochberg, Gamescafe.com,
USA
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