CheckPoint Gaming

With this episode, it goes over Pallanguzhi. It originates from South India with a board design that consists of a two-by-seven grid, it uses fifty-six pieces, players are able to engage in a unique form of capturing, and the game's objective is to capture all of the pieces that are found in front of the opposing player. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.CreditsWriter - Bradley P. ThomasProducer - Bradley P. ThomasVoice Talent – ElevenLabs: TaylorEditor - Bradley P. Thomashttps://linktr.ee/Check_Point_GamingCopyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over omweso. It originates from Uganda with a board design that consists of a four-by-eight grid, it uses thirty-two pieces, and it comes with multiple win conditions. And what are these varying win conditions you might ask? Well, you'll have to consume this episode in order to find out. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.CreditsWriter - Bradley P. ThomasProducer - Bradley P. ThomasVoice Talent – (Credit) ElevenLabs:Editor - Bradley P. Thomashttps://linktr.ee/Check_Point_GamingCopyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over hawalis. It possesses a board design that consists of a four-by-seven grid, it uses fifty-six pieces, and the game's objective is to capture all of the pieces that are under the control of the opposing player. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.CreditsWriter - Bradley P. ThomasProducer - Bradley P. ThomasVoice Talent – ElevenLabs: TaylorEditor - Bradley P. Thomashttps://linktr.ee/Check_Point_GamingCopyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over gabata. It originates from Ethiopia with a board design that consists of a three-by-six grid, it sees movement be conducted in a snake-like pattern around the board, and the game's objective is to clear the opponent's side of the board. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.CreditsWriter - Bradley P. ThomasProducer - Bradley P. ThomasVoice Talent – ElevenLabs: TaylorEditor - Bradley P. Thomashttps://linktr.ee/Check_Point_GamingCopyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over bao, it is one of the more complicated versions of mancala, and it is known as the king of mancala. It originates from East Africa with a board design that consists of a four-by-eight grid, it uses sixty-four pieces, it sees never-ending moves, and the game's objective is to either empty out the opponent's front row or prevent them from performing a legal move. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.CreditsWriter - Bradley P. ThomasProducer - Bradley P. ThomasVoice Talent – ElevenLabs: TaylorEditor - Bradley P. Thomashttps://linktr.ee/Check_Point_GamingCopyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over oware and it is one of the simpler versions of mancala. It originates from West Africa with a board design that consists of a two-by-six grid, it uses forty-eight pieces, and the game's objective is to clear the player's side of the board before their opponent does. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.Credits Writer - Bradley P. ThomasProducer - Bradley P. ThomasVoice Talent – ElevenLabs: TaylorEditor - Bradley P. Thomashttps://linktr.ee/Check_Point_GamingCopyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With a Stadium: A Sport Odyssey, it is a tabletop trading card game version of gridiron football set in a post-apocalyptic world where each player, known as a coach, does what they can to score points and to take control of the spacecraft that is known as Stadium.https://www.stadiumasportodyssey.com/CreditsWriter - Bradley P. ThomasProducer - Bradley P. ThomasVoice Talent – ElevenLabs: TaylorEditor - Bradley P. Thomashttps://linktr.ee/Check_Point_GamingCopyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, we'll be looking at the single-player version of the game. This includes playing against one or two AI players. When playing against a single AI player, it'll always be against the Smuggler Player. But if playing with two AI players, it'll include the Smugger Player and the Bounty Hunter Player. So with that said, we hope you enjoy and as always, happy gaming.CreditsWriter - Bradley P. ThomasProducer - Bradley P. ThomasVoice Talent - ElevenLabs: Taylor and ElevenLabs: RachelEditor - Bradley P. ThomasCopyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, we'll be looking at the game mechanics for Star Wars: Outer Rim. With these mechanics, we go over that of the base game alongside that ofUnfinished Business. So we go over things such as how to engage in movement, market actions, combat, and bounty collection. On top of this, withUnfinished Business, we discuss how to deal with the Core Worlds endcaps. So with that said, we hope you enjoy and as always, happy gaming.CreditsWriter - Bradley P. ThomasProducer - Bradley P. ThomasVoice Talent - ElevenLabs: Taylor and ElevenLabs: RachelEditor - Bradley P. ThomasCopyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it is the initial episode of our three-part series pertaining to that of Star Wars: Outer Rim. This includes the base game as well as its expansion Unfinished Business.  This episode will also go over the game's introduction as well as how to go about setting up for the game. So with that said, we hope you enjoy and as always, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent - ElevenLabs: Taylor and ElevenLabs: Rachel Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, we'll be going over the game Kolowis Awithlaknannai which is a game connected with the Zuni people of New Mexico. We'll be looking at things such as setup, piece movement, and game objective. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, we'll be going over the game Konane which is a game that is found from the Hawaiian Islands. We'll be looking at things such as setup, piece movement, game objective, as well as a bit of history of the game. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, we'll be going over the game Fanorona which is a Madagascar version of Alquerque. It goes over things such as setup, piece movement, and game objective. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, we'll be going over the game Alquerque which is seen as the predecessor of checkers which has its roots with the Arabs and Al-Andalus. And since this game has a connection with the territory that would later become Spain, it allowed the Spaniards to help spread the game as they engaged in the Age of Exploration. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, we'll be going over variants to the game checkers. With these variants, they primary consist of differing sized boards, different number of checkers used during play, and different setup. But with that said, we touch upon two other variants as well. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, we'll be going over tournament rules when it comes to that of checkers. It goes over tournament protocol, procedures, and regulations. If you listened to our series on chess, then this episode will sound very familiar to that of the chess tournament episode. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, we'll be going over the game of checkers, particularly that of American Checkers. We'll be looking at things such as setup, piece movement, game objective. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the point system we developed for wrestling pay-per-views. Initially, we were using this for personal get togethers with friends, but we decided to share it with you, our audience so that you can get in with fun as well. So with that said, we hope you enjoy this series and we look forward to you returning to learn about the variants of chess that we cover in this series. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over how to player the game with six players. Instead of it being one-on-one where its every player for themselves, the players are to be divided into two teams of three players each. On each team, one of these players are to be the commander while the other two players are to be standard players found in the game. And though each player scores Victory Points individually, when End Game is triggered, the collective points of each team is to be used to determine who wins and who loses. So with that said, we hope you enjoy this series and we look forward to you returning to learn about the variants of chess that we cover in this series. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it focuses upon the solo and two-player versions of Dune: Imperium. So it goes over how to player the game if someone wants to do so by themselves or with one other person. So with that said, we hope you enjoy this series and we look forward to you returning to learn about the variants of chess that we cover in this series. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the additional information for the game that we pulled from the rulebooks. We will also provide the FAQ for the game so that people can engage in cross-referencing when needed. So with that said, we hope you enjoy this series and we look forward to you returning to learn about the variants of chess that we cover in this series. https://d19y2ttatozxjp.cloudfront.net/pdfs/DUNE_IMPERIUM_FAQ_23-12-19.pdf Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the solo, two-player, and six-player versions of Dune: Imperium. So instead of playing with three to five players, which is recommended, one, two, and six players are able to engage in gameplay although with some needed variants. With the one- and two-player versions of the game, the House Hagal cards are to be used to take-on the role of the absent player(s). With the six-player version, the players are to form two teams, basically pitting Paul Atreides against Shaddam Corrino IV. So with that said, we hope you enjoy this series and we look forward to you returning to learn about the variants of chess that we cover in this series. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the expansions for that of Dune: Imperium. It goes over Rise of Ix, Immortality, and CHOAM Module. It also touches upon how to use these expansions in both the base game and Uprising. So with that said, we hope you enjoy this series and we look forward to you returning to learn about the variants of chess that we cover in this series. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it is the initial episode on our series pertaining to that of Dune: Imperium. It goes over the base game as well as the standalone version of the game known as Uprising. So with that said, we hope you enjoy this series and we look forward to you returning to learn about the variants of chess that we cover in this series. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the tournament rules that exist for that of Go. With the rules that we used to help write this episode, we obtained online and they might be different then what you are familiar with so make sure you know which rules are in place whenever you signup for a given chess competition.  With that said, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor, ElevenLabs: Jack, ElevenLabs: Hades Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it is the initial episode on our two-part series pertaining to that of Go. It goes over a little bit of the history of the game followed by going over the game mechanics.  This series can also be seen as a companion to our series pertaining to that of chess.  They're both strategy games that see popularity within their given spheres of play.  Just the means of winning will vary due to the initial objective of each game.  So with that said, we hope you enjoy and as always, happy gaming.

With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as shatar and it originated from the country of Mongolia. With the pieces that are used in this version of the game are more representative of their real life counterparts instead of being abstractions as seen with most other versions of the game. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent - ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as co tu lenh and it originated from the country of Vietnam. This version of the game was developed by Hải Quý Nguyễn and is basically an undated version of the game as a means incorporating modern weapons of war instead of using ancient weapons of war as seen with older versions of chess. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent - ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as makruk and it originated from the country of Thailand. This version of the game also comes with some special rules when one player is at a disadvantage when it comes to their piece count upon the board. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent - ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over a few variants that exist for the game shogi. Although we go over a few variants here in this episode, feel free to share other variants that you're aware of with us so that we can share them with the world. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent - ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as shogi and it originated from the country of Japan. Although it possesses a fair number of similarities to that of other versions of chess, except that the pieces are the same color and possess the same pentagonal shape with this shape indicating who is the owner of said piece. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent - ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as janggi and it originated from the Korean Peninsula. Although it has similarities with that of xiangqi, it does possess its own flavor to it as seen with it having a different ruleset that its Chinese predecessor. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as sittuyin. With sittuyin, it originates from the country of Burma which is known now as Myanmar, a title it has held since 1989. This version of chess has a unique means of setting up its pieces when compared to that of other versions of chess. If you're interested in learning how this is done, then feel free to listen. So it can be seen as capture the flag chess. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as luzhanqi, one of the two other versions of chess that is found in China beyond that of xiangqi. This version of chess possesses elements of capture the flag to it. So it can be seen as capture the flag chess. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as dou shou qi, one of the two other versions of chess that is found in China beyond that of xiangqi. This version of chess is also known as the jungle game, the animal game, and Chinese animal chess. Since this version of the game is animal themed, its pieces resemble that of animals and each animal is ranked in comparison to each other, either being stronger or weaker than the other pieces. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the variants that are found of that of xiangqi. This episode will only cover a view variants to the game that we felt like address, but if you're aware of others, then feel free to share it with us. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the a Chinese version of chess that is known as xiangqi. Though we'll be talking about two other versions of chess found in China, we see xiangqi as the main version and this episode will cover the rules for that given game. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as courier chess and was popular in Europe, especially that of Germany, from the 12th through 18th Centuries. In this version o chess, it introduces the courier, where it gets its name, the sage, and the jester. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the version of chess that is known as shatranj. This version originated from the Persian Empire before the Muslim Invasion of the land during the 7th Century CE. And as the Muslims expanded outward from Persia, it brought this version of chess with them. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over some variants that exist for chaturaji. But if you're aware of additional variants, then feel free to share it with us. And if we get enough suggestions, then we might do a part two to this episode. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the variant of chess that is known as chaturaji which has its origins found in India. In addition to this, instead of it being a two-player version of chess, it is a four-player version of chess with the players having the possibility of playing in teams. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the Indian version of chess that goes by the name of Chaturanga. With Chaturanga, it is seen as the progenitor of all other forms of chess. Although there is a fair amount of parallels to that of chess, it does have its own flair to it as well. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the means of playing chess for those who are blind or visually impaired. This episode goes over the modifications that are made in order to allow said players to actually play the game, despite their disability. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over just a few variants of Western chess and how to go about playing them. This includes "Rapid Chess," "Blitz Chess," and "Chess960." Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the competitive rules that exist for that of chess. And though we used the rules setup by the International Chess Federation as the primarily source of information, we pulled from other sources as well. With that said, make sure you know which rules are in place whenever you signup for a given chess competition. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor, ElevenLabs: Jack, ElevenLabs: Hades Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ⁠https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the basic rules of chess. This includes how to setup the board and pieces, how the pieces moves upon the board, and what the endgame is in order for the player to win, and we're not talking about the Thanos Snap type of endgame. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it is the initial episode on our series pertaining to that of chess. It is also the introductory episode for that of Western chess which is the version of chess that we're most familiar with as members of Western Civilization. So with that said, we hope you enjoy this series and we look forward to you returning to learn about the variants of chess that we cover in this series. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it focuses upon one particular variant of dominoes that is known as Chickenfoot Dominoes which includes how to go about playing it and why it is known as Chicketfoot. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over some of the variants found for the game of dominoes. Since there are other variants found out there, we'd like to hear from you, the audience, on what these other variants are so that we can include them in a potential follow up episode. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over how to go about scoring within the game of dominoes. And when we say scoring, we don't mean the type of scoring one can do in Nevada where stuff like that is legal. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

With this episode, it goes over the rules of dominoes. It goes over how the players are to engage in the game as well as how to win the game.  So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.  Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf