Really Bad Chess

Chess minus memorization

Published by: STFJ
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Really Bad Chess is just like chess, but with totally random pieces. Try 8 Knights, 4 Bishops, and 3 pawns — why not?
As heard on NPR's Weekend Edition
5 out of 5 Stars "An essential puzzle experience for anyone even remotely interested in strategy games" - TouchArcade
Whether you play chess daily, or quit just after learning the rules, this small twist will open the door to an entire new world of chess.
------WHATS IN THE “BOX”?
The free version of Really Bad Chess lets you compete vs. an AI in Ranked, Daily, or Weekly Challenges. Improve your skills using the included Freeplay mode. A single in-app purchase unlocks Versus Mode so you can compete against your friends locally! It also removes ads, displays captured pieces, and adds soothing alternate color-palettes to choose from.
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"Makes chess fun even if you’re really bad" - The Verge
"Feels more modern than chess has ever felt" - Applenapps
"Really Bad Chess takes a really bad idea and somehow manages to make it a lot of fun." - Pocket Gamer
"Really good fun" - MacLife
------A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER
Chess is one of those games I always wished I enjoyed, but its commitment to beauty, elegance, and perfect balance always turned me away. Really Bad Chess removes these boring restrictions and flips chess on its head.
As much as random pieces change the game in some ways, I was really surprised to notice how much the game remains the same, and how powerful some pieces are — you've never truly struggled against a pawn until you've struggled against a pawn in the back row.
For chess pros, Really Bad Chess will give you a new type of challenge — the pieces & the moves are the same, but you'll have to throw out your openings and your understanding of normal patterns of play.
For novice chess players (like most of us), Really Bad Chess greatly opens up the game. Instead of starting by studying openings, in your first games you'll get to discover the joy (and challenge!) of learning how to checkmate.
I hope you have as much fun with Really Bad Chess as much as I did making it.
-zach
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100 Undos
$0.99
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$4.99

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User Rating

3.36 out of 5

205 ratings in Canada

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Really Bad Chess Reviews

Chess Lover

Felines Always Welcome on

Canada

I really wanted a fun but warped chess game that would be easier than the real game, however this game doesn’t let you move the pieces in the proper way a normal chess game would which doesn't make sense. Many times the game won’t even let you move a piece, or it highlights the wrong move options for some pieces. Other times you are basically stuck and the game forces you to make a move you don’t want to. The name “Bad Chess” really fits the game. Bye bye, delete delete.

Bad

hawkthebot on

Canada

The name is true the game is bad

Buggy

2716255261 on

Canada

Overall pretty good, but there are way too many bugs and way to many false checkmates, the no draws feature is also incredibly short sited and rigs the game against the player

Fun game

user274839274 on

Canada

I play a lot of chess and this app is a fun way to mix it up. I constantly get sucked In to analyzing all the ridiculous positions. Only reason it’s not 5 stars is because of they need to add free board customization because the default one is painful to look at.

One of the coolest chess based game ever

MrGreeeeen on

Canada

My oldest game for sure. I just realize that it is my 4th or 5th phone since the first download so far. I’m not even a chess addic. Just to tell how cool it is. No Sicilian defense or smart move like that because you never know what are the peices you will get at start. You can end up with something like 4 rourq and no queen on your side against 3 queens and 2 bishops on the white tiles only. A little bit like a twisted kind of a never ending ¨end of game¨ with too much peices. Very good concept. I love this game

This game is rigged

Karma Killua on

Canada

This game is horrible and rigged

Too many ads

kakouuuuuuuuuuuu on

Canada

Imagine paying 5$ and still having to watch ads to play

Absolute trash!!

KrazzY GoaT on

Canada

To take back your move watch an ad. After watching the annoying ad you still don’t get the 5 moves. This used to work probably a year or some months ago back but now it just doesn’t. Uninstalled!!

Best chess ever

Foluca123 on

Canada

Just ignore the stupid 1 star reviews

Overrun with Ads

Melloney93 on

Canada

This used to be my favourite app, I loved this game so much. However, I’d rather pay for a full app without ads then spend 30-45 seconds after every round watching some idiotic ad. There used to be ads periodically but they’re after every round now and it ruins the experience of the gameplay. Hopefully they release a full paid version one day. Until then, I leave this app behind and give it the 1 star it doesn’t deserve.

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