Overview

Jersi is a kind of chess game that relies on stacks and on the rock-paper-scissors cycle. The game has been balanced with special pieces : king, fools, wise men and mountains. The goal is to cross the board with one's own king, which is always put back in play when captured. Stack of two pieces can be created and uncreated. Stack and single piece can capture each other.

For a taste of the game, watch this video of a fictional play.

Rules

For the full description, read the rulebook, or issue 21 of New Abstract Games magazine (with tactical notes), or watch the rulebook-video.

To play online

Jersi can be played for free on the Tabletopia web platform.

Implemention on Bord Game Arena is also planned, especially for tournaments.

To play face to face

So far, no manufacturer has been found for physically publish the game.

Tournaments

Organizing a Jersi tournament could be cool, either on Tabletopia or on Board Game Arena !

IA agent

The Python program jersi-certu is an attempt to build  an IA relying on either MiniMax approach or Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) approach ; its GUI is minimalist. See also my post on the self-content ZIP archive for Windows jersi_certu_v1.3.2.zip.