Chess is the best game in this universe

Do you agree ....... or disagree

It depends on who you are talking to.

i disagree. I am of the opinion chess 960 is better

I'd be willing to say it's one of the two best games man ever invented, the other being poker. I have three criteria for a great game: easy to learn the rules, deep strategy/tactics, and lots of variants.

I'm still looking for a third game that meets those criteria.

but it is still considered chess,besides 960 would not be here if not for its ancestor 

Good thing you said this universe.  Because according to Multiverse Theory there are other games better than chess...in fact, an infinite number of better games.  (Maybe.)  LOL

Amy

Ironic, duplicate bridge is one of the best games in this universe.

An important point that you hit upon is that the game be deep, and yet have simple rules. That's what's so great about chess: it's "naturally" complex if you will. Any game can be made hard -- just make 50 complicated rules, and movement patterns as unintuitive as possible, and that'll be tedious and confusing for anyone to play; but chess on the other hand gives you a very simple goal: to checkmate. All of the strategies in chess are just ways to achieve that, and it's very cool how even positional advantages, that could exist way out on the queenside, are just part of the flow to the real goal of checkmating the king. You start with a simple set of rules and goals, and it's all logical deduction from there.

"Chess is the best game of this universe"

Hmmm. Makes me think of other universes. 

What about hide and seek?

Chess is unique... the battle of the minds... I love it cant go a day without... omg REHAB

White:
Chief e1; Princess f1; Flier d1, g1; Dwar c1, h1; Padwar b1, i1; Warrior a1, j1; Thoat a2, j2; Panthan b2, c2, d2, e2, f2, g2, h2, i2.

Black:
Chief f10; Princess e10; Flier d10, g10; Dwar c10, h10; Padwar b10, i10; Warrior a10, j10; Thoat a9, j9; Panthan b9, c9, d9, e9, f9, g9, h9, i9. 

http://www.chessvariants.org/other.dir/jetan.html

Then why don't you play those games instead of chess.

Subjective.

"Best" is such a general term and so open to opinion, that this question is moot.  After playing Orion's Belt for a few weeks, I considered chess to be a kid's game in comparison.  Orion's Belt is to chess, what chess is to checkers.  However, Orion's Belt and chess variants with additional pieces and larger boards are harder to master, so it's open to opinion. How about Alpha Centauri (a video game by Sid Meiers)?  It combines war strategy with a vast technology tree, has seven factions all playing at once, diplomacy, economics, strategy and technology all rolled up into one game.  Unfortunately, it wasn't as popular as the Civilization series and never really "took off".  I also liked Archon, a video game that came out in the 1980's. It was like battle chess, but with interactive battles, magic spells and a board with squares that changed colors (the colors changed the power of the pieces).  That was another awesome chess-like game that never really "took off".  Chess is awesome though and has always been one of my favorite games.  The fact that it doesn't require a computer to play, is very inexpensive and is known worldwide, makes it very appealing, as you can always find an opponent around your level.  The same can't be said about Orion's Belt, Alpha Centauri or Archon, unfortunately.  

There are a handful of other board games played around the world similar to chess.

There's a movie called The Greatist Game ever Played. It's referring to golf.

When I was a kid I like strip poker but only in a mixed group.

one of my favorite chess variants is chinese chess. Very similar, yet i think it is very close to chess, almost better than it perhaps