Laser Chess by Thinkfun puts a new exciting spin on traditional Chess. It’s a great fit for dads (or moms) looking to teach their kids the classic game of chess using cool lasers.
About Laser Chess
Laser Chess is a Two-player strategy game that combines the spatial thinking skills of chess with the high-tech fun of laser beams. Players alternate turns moving their mirrored pieces around the board, and at the end of each turn, players fire a real laser. The beam bounces from mirror to mirror, and if it strikes a non-mirrored surface of any piece, it is immediately removed from play. If you illuminate your opponent’s king, you win!
My husband and son played Laser Chess together and had a great time. Those two make me laugh because they are exactly alike; slightly competitive and huge game players. No matter what style of game, online or board style, they love a good competition.
I am all for going “offline” and unplugging a bit to interact face to face. Thinkfun has a wealth of games that bring families together all while teaching important cognitive skills.
Create a family game night this summer. Dad and the kids will love Laser Chess and a few of the classics at Thinkfun that will never grow old!
Laser Chess recently earned a Parent Tested, Parent Approved “Top Pick” at Toy Fair 2018 and is a MENSA SELECT winner. Find Thinkfun on Amazon and in neighborhood toy stores.
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The mirror mechanism makes this sound quite different from ordinary chess: a safe-looking move could change the whole path of the next beam. That is a useful point to explain before a family’s first game, since the familiar king does not imply familiar rules. JanggiGame offers another two-player chess tradition to compare, with Korean janggi’s cannon and palace rules. Trying different movement systems seems an interesting way to keep a family strategy-game evening varied.
The laser-and-mirror rule gives families a concrete reason to trace a whole line before making a move. It also makes an interesting comparison with shogi: a captured piece can return as a drop, so the danger is not limited to pieces already on the board. Our Shogigo project explores that chess tradition. For a family strategy-game discussion, asking each player to explain one possible threat seems a useful habit across both games.