Boardgame from the 80's...like chess, but different. [View All]

[DisgustipatedinCA]

I'm racking my brain trying to recall the name of a game I had in the 1980's that was a little like chess. Hopefully one of you can help me out.

In chess, as everyone is aware, different pieces can move in different directions and patterns and so on. In the game whose name escapes me, all of the pieces were identical. It was the board that made the difference. The board was 8x8, just like a chess board, but each square had a different directional arrow or series of arrows on it.

When a piece is moved, it can only be moved in the direction indicated by the arrow(s) on the square from which it starts. Opponents' pieces are captured by running into them. So if the piece to be moved has a double-headed arrow that points "west" and "east", the piece may only be moved in one of those two directions. Or, if the piece to be moved has arrows pointing in all directions and diagonally, it may be moved anywhere. If a piece resides in a square that has arrows pointing "north" and "east", it may only move in one of those directions, and so on, and so on.

Has anyone else played this game? Do you recall the name of it? I'd like to play it again, so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.