Martian chess The Martian Chess Set won the Origins Award for "Best Abstract Board Game of 2000". The rules to the game were reissued in "3HOUSE" booklet in 2007, again by 2013 in Pyramid Primer #1 and in 2016 as a part of "Pyramid Arcade" boxed set. Each player starts with nine pieces: three small ("pawns"), three medium ("drones"), and three large ("queens"). The color of the pieces is irrelevant to the gameplay. A mix of colors is recommended. Players initially place their pieces in the corners of the board as shown. In a two-player game, only a half-board is used. The
Marcin Kamiński (chess player) Marcin Kamiński (chess player) Marcin Kamiński (born 10 March 1977) is a Polish chess Grandmaster (1996). Marcin Kamiński learned play chess at the age of 4 years. He chess career began as a very successful junior player in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1989 he won World Youth Chess Championship (U12) in Aguadilla. Two years later, in Warsaw he repeated this success in the category up to 14 years. In 1993 Marcin Kamiński won the silver medal in European Youth Chess Championship. In 1994 - 1998 he participated in individual Polish Chess Championship finals. Winner of many tournaments,