(closeout) Laser Chess
$29.99
(closeout) Laser Chess
$29.99
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Product Code: 485-194
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Nonreligious
In a Curriculum Kit
Multisensory Learning
Awards & Endorsements
Laser Chess
If your family likes abstract strategy games and finds lasers intriguing, then they will have a blast with Laser Chess. “Chess-like” only in that it involves capturing a king, Laser Chess is mostly about thinking multiple steps ahead of your opponent.
There are five starting setup options shown in the rulebook, but you can also come up with your own. Players take turns moving mirrored playing pieces around the board. Each turn ends with the firing of a laser beam. If the beam strikes a non-mirrored surface of any piece, you must remove that piece from play. Hit your opponent’s king, and you win! Be careful. It is all too possible to leave yourself open to attack or inadvertently bounce the laser onto your own king.
The lasers themselves are encased in two small orb-shaped tokens that fit onto the corners of the game grid. These can be rotated during gameplay to fire along either the long or short edge of the board. The actual laser beam isn’t visible during gameplay, just the spot where it hits.
OBJECT:
Be the first player to strike your opponent’s King with a Laser.
- Determine which player will use the gray/red tokens and which player will use the blue/white tokens.
- Select a board setup found in the manual and set up the board as shown. If you are new to the game, begin with the ACE configuration. As you become familiar with the game, you can advance to CURIOSITY, GRAIL, MERCURY, and SOPHIE. Once you’ve mastered play, use your creativity to invent your own starting positions!
- The blue/white player goes first. Players take turns with each player moving only their own tokens. All playing tokens, including Kings, can be moved.
- On a turn, a player must first take one of the following actions:
a. Move any one token one space in any direction (including diagonally) following the Movement Rules
b. Rotate a token 90 degrees in either direction without moving spaces.
c. Rotate his Laser to point in the direction of either the first column or the first row. Rotation of the Laser must always be done before it is fired. - To complete a turn, a player activates the laser by the button on top of his Laser. Tokens are then removed from the board based on where the beam lands. Refer to the Token Guide in the manual for a description of when to eliminate pieces from play. If the laser beam lands on a player’s own token, the token is still eliminated from play.
- Red/gray tokens can never move into spaces with white helix patterns. Blue/white tokens can never move into squares containing red helix patterns.
WINNING THE GAME:
When either laser beam lands on a King token, that King is removed, and the game is over. If you are the player whose King remains– YOU WIN! If you accidentally hit your own King—your opponent wins the game.
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Works on the following skills:
- Logic and Problem Solving
- Visual Perception
- Reasoning
Manufacturer's Information
Manufacturer: ThinkFun Games
Age Recommendation: 8+
Grade Recommendation: 3rd+
Faith-Based: No
Consumable: No
Set Includes: Game board, 26 playing pieces, instructions
Number of Players: 2 
Awards and Endorsements from:
- MENSA SELECT Winner
- National Parenting Product Awards (NAPPA) Winner
- Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award
- The Dice Tower Seal of Approval
- Parent Tested Parent Approved Top Pick
CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
CAUTION - Laser Radiation. Do not stare directly into beam. Class 1 Laser Product.
review by Mommy Octopus
”Laser Chess was actually really easy to learn, and is geared toward ages 8 and up. My husband and my 8th grader had the most fun with this game. The goal is to set your mirrors on the board to send your laser to hit the opponent’s king.”
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review by Family, Faith, and Fridays
”Let's start by saying I do not, nor does anyone in our family, play chess. And that is OK. Because other than the fact that you are trying to "capture" someone's king and certain play pieces can do special things, this game is not like traditional chess.”
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review by Zephyr Hill Blog
”The objective of Laser Chess is the same as its predecessor – regicide! Be the first to eliminate your opponent’s king and you’re the victor. But the new spin is that you zap them with lasers! ”
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review by Top Toy Finds
”This is a game for serious strategists! There is a ton to think about with every move. For us, at least, it moves pretty slowly.”
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review by Living Life Hour by Hour
”Laser Chess is a two-player game that combines the strategy of chess with the fun of the laser beams. The players take turns moving or rotating one of their mirrored pieces on the board and then firing their laser beam in hopes of striking one of their opponents pieces. ”
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review by Just a Mom Trying to Make It Happen
”This is not your grandpa’s chess game. If you thought chess was already a fun and amazing thinking game, lasers put this game over the top. I mean who doesn't love lasers.”
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