I am not one to brag (okay, maybe I am), but I know my “Chess”.  I used to play professionally in my youth, being a member of the United States Chess Federation and ranked second best in Western Pennsylvania for my age group at one point.  When “Chess” games or variants come across my table, you can imagine how hard it is for me to say no.  “War and Chaos” is quite a unique idea, doing away with some of the standard “Chess” rules all the while adding new ones.  It even has the capacity to handle four players…but where are my manners?  Before we get started with the preview, I’d like to thank Patryk K Braganza-Gallagher from Mad Puppy Gaming for providing me with a prototype copy.  It’s important to stress that the game is still in development via the Kickstarter process, making everything you see below subject to change.

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