| 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. |
| Chance | None |
| Skills | tactics, strategy |
Four Fronts (Cuatro Frentes in Spanish) is a board game created by the Uruguayan professor Gabriel Baldi Lemonnier.[1]
History
It was created in 2012 by Lemonnier, who invented and patented it as «Ajedrez Uruguayo» (Uruguayan Chess).[2]
It is a variant of chess, for two, three or four opponents who play in pairs or individually, although when playing in pairs, partners cannot 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.[3]
The pieces are 12 per player: the king, the queen, the bishop, the knight, rook and the pawn, incorporating as a novelty the prince, a piece that combines the movements of the bishop and the rook.[4] The pieces are colored white, black, yellow and red.
References
- ↑ Luis Roux (20 July 2013). "Se necesitan cuatro para jugar ajedrez" [It takes four to play chess]. El Observador (in Spanish). Uruguay. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ "Four fronts: ajedrez a lo grande" [Four fronts: chess at large]. Metro (in Spanish). 25 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- "Invento uruguayo: ajedrez para cuatro" [Uruguayan invention: chess for four]. Canal 10 (in Spanish). Uruguay. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013. - ↑ "Uruguayo inventa variante de ajedrez para cuatro jugadores" [Uruguayan invents chess variant for four players]. Prensa Latina (in Spanish). 14 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ "Uruguayo patentó ajedrez con principes" [Uruguayan patented chess with princes]. El País (in Spanish). Uruguay. 14 July 2013. 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.