Max Mannheimer vs Chip Chess

We stand in Max Mannheimer’s studio. From here we can delve into the chapters of his life via his pictures: his childhood in Nový Jičín in Czechoslovakia, the time of the commencing persecution and deportation by the national socialists, the imprisonment in different concentration camps and his life after the Second World War in Germany. In engaging images the visual novel tells his life story interactively. The players can comprehend his decisions, solve small challenges to advance and collect memories on the way which lead to further information. Once his whole life has been played the contemporary witness Max Mannheimer can be actually heard. The game was developed and realised by the Max Mannheimer Study Centre in Dachau together with the renowned game studio paintbucket games and the cartoon artist Greta von Richthofen. The project was funded by the foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ Foundation) as part of the line of funding [re]create digital history within the funding programme Young People Remember International, financed with resources from the German Foreign Office.

Chip Chess and Mini Chess are scientifically certified learning methods by the educational initiative “Schach für Kids e.V.,” with which children can age-appropriately learn playing chess. Chip Chess can be played alone or with a partner. The normal chess rules apply. The goal is to capture the most chips or enemy pieces. The functions of the chips create manageable game situations. Mini Chess is played without chips but with enemies. The normal chess rules apply. The games have different goals and are played with less pieces (often without the king). This keeps the game clear and the characters’ movements are internalized. You can create and play your own Chip and Mini Chess games. When you think they are good, you can send them to us and we’ll check it and maybe publish it in this app.in dieser App.