4-player chess: Last Crown

Four-way chess that does not take all evening. Each army is a king and four pieces. Everyone gives orders at once, and they land on a bell every four seconds, in a shuffled order that is fair to everyone.

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How it plays

1. Last one standing. Knock the other armies out. The last army standing wins.
2. Orders on the bell. Tap a piece, then a square: it moves on the bell.
3. Two crowns. A king taken once gets up again. Twice, its army is out.

The details

A king and four

Every army starts in a corner: a king behind a rook, a bishop and two knights (or four of one kind). Nothing can reach your king at the start, and the first three bells are a truce.

The bell

Every 4 seconds; up to three orders a bell. Tap an ordered piece again to change its order.

Fair turns

On the bell the orders land one at a time, one of each army in turn, in an order the dice shuffle every bell: never by who tapped first.

Two for one square

The first to land moves in; the next one takes it there if it can, or stays put if it cannot. Crossed blades mark the square.

Time

After 60 bells (4:00) it is the most crowns, then the most left on the board.

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