Kings, Queens & Dragons
How do you improve one of the world’s oldest and most popular games? Well, you invent a new piece, the Dragon, expand the board, add innovative new rules and call it Dragon Chess!
The new Dragon playing piece is second in power to the Queen and moves in any direction but only up to three squares at a time in line across an expanded board.
According to designer Lex Parker, Dragon Chess represents the next evolution of chess. “Dragon Chess changes moves that have been practised and remembered for hundreds of years,” says Parker. ”It puts the novice and the master on equal terms. Everyone starts fresh so it’s your brain working, not just your memory.”
“The beauty of Dragon Chess, which uses the same rules of historical chess, is that it keeps it simple,” continues Parker, who says Dragon Chess has been in development for over four years. ”It’s not a whole new learning experience but it is an entirely new game.”
