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Card Chess. Cards determine which player makes a move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
CARDCHESS. Utilizes the two key elements of card games: four suits and the ability to place cards face down to hide their values. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
CardChess for Four. Utilizes the two key elements of card games: four suits and the ability to place cards face down to hide their values. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
CardChess for Teams. Utilizes the two key elements of card games: four suits and the ability to place cards face down to hide their values. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
CardChess for Three. Utilizes the two key elements of card games: four suits and the ability to place cards face down to hide their values. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
CardChess for Two. Utilizes the two key elements of card games: four suits and the ability to place cards face down to hide their values. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
Cardmate . Chess variant on board with 100 squares, inspired by card games. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Ivan Derzhanski.
Cardmate. Chess variant on board with 100 squares, inspired by card games. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Ivan Derzhanski.
Chance Chess. Commercial game: cards determine what piece you can move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Chance Chess. Randomizer determines what units you may move. Free move out of check. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Chance Chess Co.. Web site.
Chaos Chess. Commercial chess variant with cards that modify chess rules. (8x8, Cells: 64)
Chess Cards. Cardgame with chess flavor. Author: Edward Lovett.
Chess Cards. Sample Games. Author: Edward Lovett.
Chess Chaos. Announcement of pack of cards that affect chess. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
The Chess Plus Deck. Traditional chess spliced with Dvorak cards. (8x8, Cells: 64)
Chess Plus Plus Deck. Chess with special cards. Free!! (8x8, Cells: 64) By James Hutchings.
Chess2000 . Website of commercial chess variant with cards.
ChessMage (tm). A Living Fantasy Chessworld.
ChessMatch. Chess variant with a hand of cards that allow movement. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Wayne Eberhart.
Chex. Cards with pieces form the board. By David L. Smith.
Chex. Cards with pieces form the board. (Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: David L. Smith.
Chex on Richard's play by email server.. By David L. Smith.
Chex: photo's. Photo's of a chess variant formed of cards with chess piece symbols. () Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: David L. Smith.
Choiss. Starting with a 2x2 center, players assemble a 64 square board of any shape before play. (Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Peter A. Victor.
Cranko Scrabble Battle Chess . Combination of Scrabble and chess played with dice and cards. (15x15, Cells: 225) By Tony Newton.

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Heraldic chess. Chess with cards and dice. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Modest Solans.
Heraldic Chess Games with Cards and Dice. Text of rule booklet of heraldic chess. By Modest Solans.
Heraldic Chess I. Heraldic set plus sixteen cards per hand. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Modest Solans.
Heraldic Chess II. Heraldic set plus ten cards per hand. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Modest Solans.
Heraldic Chess III. Heraldic set plus six cards per hand. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Modest Solans.
Heraldic Chess Review. A review of Modest Solans' game Heraldic Chess. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Modest Solans.

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Knightmare Chess. The American version of Tempete sur l'Echiquier.
Knightmare Chess. A review. Author: Steffan O'Sullivan.
Knightmare Chess Page. Steve Jackson Games' page on Knightmare Chess. Author: Steve Jackson.

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Memory CardChess for Four. Prior to each turn, turn over a card if it is available. If it is your unit, it is activated, otherwise, remember where it was. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
Memory CardChess for Teams. Prior to each turn, turn over a card if it is available. If it is your unit, it is activated, otherwise, remembers where it was. (10x10, Cells: 100)
Memory CardChess for Three. Prior to each turn, turn over a card if it is available. If it is your unit, it is activated, otherwise, remember where is was. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
Memory CardChess for Two. Like regular CardChess, but cards are flipped face down when not moving. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
Mysterious chess. Use cards to place your pieces on the board. By Sergey Sirotkin.

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Non-Random CardChess for Four. Cardchess with predetermined locations for card pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
Non-Random CardChess for Teams. Cardchess with predetermined locations for card pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
Non-Random CardChess for Three. Cardchess with predetermined locations for card pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
Non-Random CardChess for Two. Cardchess with predetermined locations for card pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.

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Poker Chess. Squares contain cards, and players win by forming poker hands with the cards on the squares occupied by their pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.

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Review: Heraldic Chess. A review of Modest Solans' game Heraldic Chess. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Modest Solans.
Review: Knightmare Chess. Author: Steffan O'Sullivan.

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Shogi With Pok�mons. Pokemons with special powers are added to an otherwise normal shogi board. (11x11, Cells: 121) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Summoner's Chess. Pieces are created and improved through the use of cards. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Schmahl.
Summoner's Chess. Pieces are created and improved through the use of cards. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Schmahl.

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Tempete sur l'Echiquier. Pack of cards that change chess rules when played. French original version of Knightmare Chess. Lots of fun. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Pierre Clequin.
Tempete sur l'Echiquier. Play by mail rules. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Pierre Clequin.

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52 'Uses cards' entries listed	5 'Hidden information' entries listed
1 'Each player has a different army' entry listed	27 'Sold commercially' entries listed
3 'Chess combined with some other game or sport' entries listed	1 'Shogi, or Shogi-based' entry listed

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