Zach Gage, the indie mobile developer behind the hit title Sage Solitaire, has released a new game on mobile platforms that may end up making a Chess fan out of you. Really Bad Chess takes the classic Chess format and injects a little more fun into it, allowing the player to utilize a board full of pieces that deviate from the standard Chess format while facing off against an AI opponent which does the same.
For example, a player might go up against an opponent who is using an absurdly high number of Rooks (think 5-7) while being given three Queens and four Knights to compensate. If you’ve always liked the idea of Chess but found actually playing it to be a frustrating nightmare, Really Bad Chess could be just the thing that helps to win you over.
To help garner interest in Really Bad Chess, Gage has released a free version of the game for iOS which can be upgraded to a premium edition for a one-time fee of $2.99. Upgrading to premium removes ads and grants an extra 50 “
As of right now, Really Bad Chess is exclusively available for iOS devices, although Gage has stated that if it performs well enough he could one day port it over to Android.
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