Conquest

“Conquest” dates back to the 19th century and is one of the many games inspired by Checkers and Chess and which are also inspired by real historical episodes, such as battles, sieges, military events; among these games we remember “Asalto”, “Assault” and “Siege of Paris”. The game is developed on a 9x9 chessboard; each player has eight Soldiers and a King, initially arranged in the 3x3 lower right and upper left areas; the King is placed in the center of these areas and is completely surrounded by the eight Soldiers. The goal of the game is to conquer the Fortress, which is the 3x3 area in the center of the game board. Information on this game is not readily available: it is mentioned in “Il Grande Manuale dei Giochi da Tavolo” by Giuseppe Meroni and Aldo Spinelli (1996).