Dice chess adjacent squares. Dice chess Dice chess can refer to a number of chess variants in which dice are used to alter gameplay; specifically that the moves available to each player are determined by rolling a pair of ordinary six-sided dice. There are many different variations of this form of dice chess. One of them is described here. The players alternate rolling the dice and, if possible, moving. On each of the dice, the one represents a pawn, two a knight, three a bishop, four a rook, five a queen, and six a king. The player may move either of the
Dice notation on both dice may be interpreted as either 0 or 100, depending on the game rules. The "d1000" (using three 10-sided dice) is occasionally also seen, although it is more common in wargames than role-playing games. A number of notational strategies exist for discarding only certain types of results. Some games extend the standard notation to A"d"X"(k"Y")+"B where, in addition to the above, Y is the number of dice kept (k) from the roll. Whether the dice omitted are the highest, lowest, or the player's choice depends on the game in question. 7th Sea and Legend of the Five Rings