You are here  Bughouse Rules  Bughouse is an outrageously fun
team game in which one partner plays White and the other plays
Black. As a player captures an opponent's piece, that captured
piece is passed to the partner. The partner can either make a
regular chess move, or place any one of the pieces passed by the
partner anywhere on the board! (well, almost anwhere - there are
certain rules to follow that we go over in class). To add to the
excitement, Bughouse is played with clocks at a quick pace (5
minutes) and players are allowed to TALK!! In fact, you have to
talk in order to effectively communicate strategies with your
partner. Of course, your opponents might overhear you and plan
their counter strategy. So you could whisper, or even talk in
secret codes! But you can't hide captured pieces - they have to
stay out in the open where everyone can see them. Not fair
pulling a rook out from under your beard! These rules and others
are contained in he official USCF Bughouse Rules 5th Edition,
which will be po