Four Fronts
Four Fronts (Cuatro Frentes in Spanish) is a board game created by Uruguayan Gabriel Baldi Lemonnier.[1]
| Designers | Gabriel Baldi Lemonnier |
|---|---|
| Years active | 2012 - present |
| Genres | Board game, abstract strategy game |
| Languages | Spanish, english |
| Players | 2, 3 or 4 |
| Setup time | 1 minute |
| Playing time | Casual games usually last 4 to 40 minutes. |
| Random chance | None |
| Skills required | tactics, strategy |
History
It was created in 2012, by the Uruguayan professor Gabriel Baldi Lemonnier, who invented and patented it as «Ajedrez Uruguayo» (Uruguayan Chess).[2] [3]
It is a variant of chess, for two, three or four opponents who play in pairs or individually. Although they play in pairs, peers can not speak. It involves moving the pieces through the checkered gameboard of black or white, with the intention of capturing. To the standard board of eight by eight frames, four sections were added to the respective formations.[4]
The pieces are 12 per player: the king, the queen, the bishop, the knight, rook and the pawn, incorporating as a novelty the prince (piece that combines movement the bishop and the rook).[5] The pieces are colored in white, black, yellow and red.
References
- El Observador (20 July 2013). "Se necesitan cuatro para jugar ajedrez" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- Metro (25 June 2013). "Four fronts: ajedrez a lo grande" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- Canal 10 (15 June 2013). "Invento uruguayo: ajedrez para cuatro" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- Prensa Latina (14 July 2013). "Uruguayo inventa variante de ajedrez para cuatro jugadores" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- El País (14 July 2013). "Uruguayo patentó ajedrez con principes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- This article draws heavily on the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia, which was accessed in the version of 7/2013.