Well off beat and exciting is the Latvian Gambit. e4 e5 nf3 f5.
I need an exciting off-beat opening vs 1. e4

Well off beat and exciting is the Latvian Gambit. e4 e5 nf3 f5.
That does look like a good candidate. The only problem is since I don't ever play 1. e4 e5 I'll have to find something to play vs Vienna Game and King's Gambit.

The Scandinavian is not currently in favor with GM's, but seems to be solid enough for us mere mortals. 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5.
This is is exactly what I would say.

Scandinavian is good.
You can also check the Pirc/Modern system with a kingside fianchetto. It leads to tactical positions and is played occassionally at the GM level.

1. ...e6 2 ....b6
off beat and 99 44/100ths % legit
b6 isn't the most exciting move in the world, I must say.

The Scandinavian is not currently in favor with GM's, but seems to be solid enough for us mere mortals. 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5.
I'm not sure if I'd consider The Scandinavian an off-beat opening. I mean, it's got more than 16000 games played in chess.coms database which is more than the Petroff defense.

Scandinavian is good.
You can also check the Pirc/Modern system with a kingside fianchetto. It leads to tactical positions and is played occassionally at the GM level.
Again, the Pirc has been played 15000 times up to 3. g6 in chess.coms database. I'm really looking for something lesser known. Thanks for the reply though :)

The Scandinavian is not currently in favor with GM's, but seems to be solid enough for us mere mortals. 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5.
can't argue with this but make sure to cook up something v. 2. nc3
That's a transposition into the Van Geet. Just roll with it as 2...dxe5 3.Nxe5,Bf5 4.Ng3,Bg6 is like a Caro-Kahn but without the c-pawn committed.

You can play the Alekhine 1 e4 Nf6. It's definitely exciting and forceful. I hope it's offbeat enough to you.

You can play the Alekhine 1 e4 Nf6. It's definitely exciting and forceful. I hope it's offbeat enough to you.
I understand how White can be forceful. How can Black be forceful? I also don't agree that it is exciting.

You can play the Alekhine 1 e4 Nf6. It's definitely exciting and forceful. I hope it's offbeat enough to you.
I will consider it but I never really thought much of an opening in which you move your knight 3 times in 4 moves, personally. It just seems to break down what I know about the rules of the opening

Why not just try out some different things and decide what YOU like to play, instead of what other people say you should play..
Best comment.

Why not just try out some different things and decide what YOU like to play, instead of what other people say you should play..
Because I want to study one opening and have a good understanding of it then use it so I'm not spending 10 minutes in game time working out a strong move in a sharp position on move 6, otherwise I'll just be at a disadvantage in position (which wont give me a good experience of the opening). I don't play 1. e4 therefore I don't have a huge knowledge of blacks replies, consqeuently I don't know which of blacks replies are the most interesting so I'm getting some suggestions.

He is asking for recommendations so that he can try them out and decide which he likes to play. He isn't going to force himself to play an opening for a year based solely upon recommendations without having tried it out. Worst comment (that is, until you topped it Mandy).

1.e4 e5 can be exciting hear are the Lines I play:
two knights defense vs. giuoco piano
Falkbeer counter gambit vs. the kings gamibt
you can play the schliemann defense vs the ruy lopez
I don't see the other lines after 1.e4 e5, like the veinna game enough to worry about having a specific line for them.
Hello, everyone. I'm looking for an off-beat opening to play vs 1.e4. I've been playing the Sicilian, more specifically the Najdorf almost since I started playing and I'm looking for something new and exciting that doesn't transpose into well-known theoretical openings easily (My other current openings are: Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, Budapest Gambit and Trompowsky Attack).
All suggestions are welcome, thanks.