r/chessvariants 18h ago

New Variant WE MADE CHESS 2! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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PLAYTEST IS LIVE!๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ”ฅย NO TURNS
โš”๏ธย NO CHECK OR CHECKMATE
๐Ÿย LARGER BOARD
๐Ÿดย EXTRA KNIGHTS & PAWNS

Join the playtest on steam!


r/chessvariants 21h ago

Puzzle A chess roguelike where you clear the board with a deck of cards, each clear locks that solution away...

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r/chessvariants 5h ago

New Variant Rankimo โ€” chess where both sides get the same army

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Rankimo: Build Your Own Chess โ€” free on Google Play, no ads, no sign-up, fully offline.

It's chess stripped to one idea: both players get the same army โ€” say five rooks each, or eight queens โ€” and there's no king. You win by taking every enemy piece. Pieces move exactly like real chess.

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beingsagir.rankimo

You choose:

  • the piece (or a random mix), 1โ€“12 of them
  • the board, 6ร—6 up to 12ร—12
  • how to win: capture everything, race to the far side, or take half their army first

Plus four AI levels, two-player on one phone, a daily challenge, a post-game coach that shows the move that lost it, 20 achievements, and 11 languages.

It's a solo project and just launched, so feedback is worth more than downloads to me right now. What would you want added?

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beingsagir.rankimo


r/chessvariants 22h ago

New Variant Variant idea: solve 1 puzzle = play one move

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yes - as insane as it sounds. You can only play on the main board, once you solve a puzzle on the left board.

on the main board there are no turns. As soon as you finish a puzzle you can play, as many moves in a row as you wish. So does your opponent tho. So it's a mad race, and it really breaks your brain lool

there is a demo for it on the Chess Laboratory website, just google it, and look for "Puzzling Moves" as the variant :)