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Emily contemplates her move in a game of Mate using Chinese Chess pieces.
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High-Res cards (2/3) of my Elemental Defenders redesign
The Red Suit.

Mate (1915)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
15–15 min
Age
8+
6.10
Average rating
99
Ratings
2.38/5
Weight
#19003
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Matt
Designer:G. Capellen
Publisher:(Self-Published) +7 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 5, Complexity 4.8, Theme 5
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity4.8
Theme5.0

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Overview

Mate was originally published in the pamphlet "Zwei neue Kriegspiele!" (that is, "Two New Wargames!") by the German chess player G. Capellen in 1915 as Matt.

Mate is a game of perfect information played with a 20 card deck. It is played in matches of two rounds and rounds of two games. Players exchange hands between the two games of each round, which eliminates luck of the draw. A winning move or "mate" consists of playing a card that the other player cannot follow either in suit or rank. A point score for the game is calculated from the rank of the mate card and the total number of moves in the game (the more the better). The player with the most points wins the match.

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