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Echec et Mots

Echec et Mots

  • Description

    French abstract board game that mixes a word game (players have to form the longest word) with chess pieces (each player has 2 horse pawns that he can move on a checkers style board). The calculation of the points is done as follows: two points per letter of the word minus the number of letters which remains. A no-claim bonus is granted as well. The player with the most points wins.

  • Details
    Ages: 10 and up
    Artist: (Uncredited)
    Designer: Armand Jammot
    Publisher: Jeux Robert Laffont
    Time: 30 minutes
    Year: 1979