It has been a long while since a small box game hit the table that I wanted to like anymore than Flip Chess.
The very thought of a micro-version of chess intrigued, and
that is what Verne Homsher offers up.
In this one the game board is the plastic box. Pop it open
and you have a 4x8 grid board.
The playing pieces are dice – four for each player. Each
face on a die is an etched representation of one of the common chess pieces.
That’s it in terms of components, although to be clear the dice are chunky and
being etched very nice and the compact board means this one pops in a pocket to
take anywhere you want to play. Huge marks on looks and quality.
The rules came on separate pages, a small booklet that would
fit in the folded board/box is sorely needed.
As it stands there are rules for a few games you can play,
which upon initially seeing I applauded because variety is a plus, especially
in a small footprint game where managing a ruleset with the depth to hold
interest through multiple plays is naturally challenging.
The core game here is the closet to chess, and it’s OK –
well for a play or three at least. It doesn’t offer much if you are seeking
lots of repeat play.
So we delved into the other rules offered and while they
extended interest through a somewhat extended coffee, they didn’t hold interest
long either.
On the website (dicemakers.com) Flip Chess sells for $28 and
I never dug into postage, but we know that has gotten ridiculously high in
general. The game looks so nice, but play never matched the look for us, so
this one is a game you need to consider with care.
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