Really Bad Chess

Chess minus memorization

Published by: Zach Gage

Description

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
29.00 ฿
Full Game Unlock
149.00 ฿

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3.93 out of 5

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Buggggggggg!!!!!!

pixxlee on

Thailand

I can’t to play daily board and weekly challenge on ip12mini but play able on ipad air4 . I want to play cause it so funnn 🥲

Interesting game

Nontnont on

Thailand

- A+ for maker creativity. - really good for improving players’s strategies analyzing since every moves in this game must come from their fresh plan.

Mess up!!

aemalice on

Thailand

And i love it! Haha

Undos

RoNickZ on

Thailand

The app tells the players "Don't be afraid to use undos" however the app limit the players how much undos the player can use in overall. (Starters get 20 undos for free) And sell undos for a certain amount. But I give credit to the makers creativity.

Adpocalypse

Dougbert13 on

United States

Too many ads!! If I wanted to see this many ads, I would’ve gone to Times Square on New Years Eve

The ads are so oppressive

@KaceyPinkerton on

United States

It’s pretty normal in mobile games to just beat you over the head with ads constant, but you get them every time a game ends. You can pay to get rid of the ads, but I’d rather uninstall it and not think about this rather cool, random and pretty fun little game.

Incredible

Jake🖤⛓ on

United States

This is one of the best pieces of training material I’ve consumed, surprisingly. Within three days, playing this alongside regular boring chess boosted my ELO from around 850 to 1050. If you’re at a beginner/intermediate level, this game actually creates a lot of teachable moments. At higher levels, you have to approach this game with the goal of making something out of nothing. I believe this is something that is easily translatable to regular chess, and ever since playing a bit of ranked RBC at the 60-80 level I’ve noticed major improvements to my chess performance. I went into this assuming it would be a fun mindless arcade game that I’d play when bored, but it has surprisingly become invaluable to my chess performance. Not a huge fan of the paywalls, but the devs gotta eat somehow. This game is up on Apple Arcade if you don’t want paywalls, which has a 3mo trial for new users, so if you can, give it a try. This game is seriously great if you enjoy chess and want to sharpen your skills.

Great way to relax

Abuelo Michael on

United States

This app is a great way to play chess and relax while using different combinations of pieces on both sides of the board. Is there a way to use it on a Kindle tablet?

Yeesh

OnlineHater on

United States

Putting ads when you lose is like pissing on a guy with broken arms. No thanks

A small request! Read this!!!!

DrCShimizu on

United States

Enjoying the game however the fun of beating a level is disrupted by the screen going dark. I wish you had more time to revel in the victory and review the final stage of the board. What’s the point of getting a checkmate if you literally don’t even get to look at it?!?!? When you get a checkmate, you should be alerted you win but you can still look at the board and revel in your victory until you decide to finish.

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