Chapayev (game)
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Chapayev is a game
played on a checkerboard
, a unique hybrid of checkers and billiards
which is played throughout the territory of the former USSR. The aim is to knock the opponent's pieces off the board. The game is named after the Russian Civil War
hero, Vasily Chapayev
. Chapayev is popular among children everywhere in the former USSR, where annual competitions are held.
can be used, allowing the black player to choose to switch places after the first move.)
A player takes his turn by flicking one of his pieces with the index finger. If the move pushes one or more opponent's pieces off the table while all of the player's own pieces remain, he gets an extra move.
In regional variations, an allowed move is to put the thumb and index finger on two pieces of one's own colour and quickly move them together towards centre, pushing an opponent's piece in the middle off of the board – sometimes called a "scissors" move.
When a move fails to dislodge an opponent's piece, or a player dislodges one of his/her own pieces, the opponent moves. The game continues until only one colour remains on the board, winning the round. Then the winner starts the next round, with his pieces one row further forward. When the seventh round starts, the black and white rows will be next to each other.
For the eighth and the following rounds not only does the winner move forward one row, but the loser is forced to move backwards. When one of the players reaches the final row, his opponent has no place left for his pieces and therefore loses the game.
The game's rules differ in different regions. In many variants, the game is not finished yet: the next step is adding a "second floor" to the winning side (the figure is called a horse or tank).
If a piece is flipped upside-down, it is called 'a traitor' and the opponent gets control of it.
game at iTunes.Apple.com.; "Chapayev" for Android and "Chapayev" for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad.
Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
played on a checkerboard
Checkerboard
A checkerboard or chequerboard is a board of chequered pattern on which English draughts is played. It is an 8×8 board and the 64 squares are of alternating dark and light color, often red and black....
, a unique hybrid of checkers and billiards
Billiards
Cue sports , also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber .Historically, the umbrella term was billiards...
which is played throughout the territory of the former USSR. The aim is to knock the opponent's pieces off the board. The game is named after the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
hero, Vasily Chapayev
Vasily Chapayev
Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev or Chapaev was a celebrated Russian soldier and Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War.-Biography:...
. Chapayev is popular among children everywhere in the former USSR, where annual competitions are held.
Equipment
A wooden checkerboard and checkers, eight pieces of each colour. Pieces should be of small size (and should be smaller than a board square, otherwise the game can be too easy and less captivating).Rules
The game is played in several rounds. During the first round, white pieces are placed on the first row, and black on the last. White opens the game. (To neutralize the advantage, pie rulePie rule
The pie rule, sometimes referred to as the swap rule, is a meta-rule used to balance abstract strategy board games. Its use has been first reported in 1909 for a game from the Mancala family. Among recent games, Hex uses this rule...
can be used, allowing the black player to choose to switch places after the first move.)
A player takes his turn by flicking one of his pieces with the index finger. If the move pushes one or more opponent's pieces off the table while all of the player's own pieces remain, he gets an extra move.
In regional variations, an allowed move is to put the thumb and index finger on two pieces of one's own colour and quickly move them together towards centre, pushing an opponent's piece in the middle off of the board – sometimes called a "scissors" move.
When a move fails to dislodge an opponent's piece, or a player dislodges one of his/her own pieces, the opponent moves. The game continues until only one colour remains on the board, winning the round. Then the winner starts the next round, with his pieces one row further forward. When the seventh round starts, the black and white rows will be next to each other.
For the eighth and the following rounds not only does the winner move forward one row, but the loser is forced to move backwards. When one of the players reaches the final row, his opponent has no place left for his pieces and therefore loses the game.
The game's rules differ in different regions. In many variants, the game is not finished yet: the next step is adding a "second floor" to the winning side (the figure is called a horse or tank).
If a piece is flipped upside-down, it is called 'a traitor' and the opponent gets control of it.
Computer versions
Several variants of chapayev have been created as computer simulations. Implementations include "Chapay" (dating to 1999) at Pyva.net; "Chapayev 3D" (Чапаев 3D) from Narod.ru; "Shuffle", "Shuffle Challenge" and "Shuffle Snakebites" by WildSnake Software and Shockwave.com; the "Battle Checkers" iPhoneIPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
game at iTunes.Apple.com.; "Chapayev" for Android and "Chapayev" for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad.