ReallyBadChessisjustlikechess,butwithtotallyrandompieces.Try8Knights,4Bishops,and3pawns—whynot?
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5outof5Stars"Anessentialpuzzleexperienceforanyoneevenremotelyinterestedinstrategygames"-TouchArcade
Whetheryouplaychessdaily,orquitjustafterlearningtherules,thissmalltwistwillopenthedoortoanentirenewworldofchess.
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ThefreeversionofReallyBadChessletsyoucompetevs.anAIinRanked,Daily,orWeeklyChallenges.ImproveyourskillsusingtheincludedFreeplaymode.Asinglein-apppurchaseunlocksVersusModesoyoucancompeteagainstyourfriendslocally!Italsoremovesads,displayscapturedpieces,andaddssoothingalternatecolor-palettestochoosefrom.
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"Makeschessfunevenifyou’rereallybad"-TheVerge
"Feelsmoremodernthanchesshaseverfelt"-Applenapps
"ReallyBadChesstakesareallybadideaandsomehowmanagestomakeitalotoffun."-PocketGamer
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ChessisoneofthosegamesIalwayswishedIenjoyed,butitscommitmenttobeauty,elegance,andperfectbalancealwaysturnedmeaway.ReallyBadChessremovestheseboringrestrictionsandflipschessonitshead.
Asmuchasrandompieceschangethegameinsomeways,Iwasreallysurprisedtonoticehowmuchthegameremainsthesame,andhowpowerfulsomepiecesare—you'venevertrulystruggledagainstapawnuntilyou'vestruggledagainstapawninthebackrow.
Forchesspros,ReallyBadChesswillgiveyouanewtypeofchallenge—thepieces&themovesarethesame,butyou'llhavetothrowoutyouropeningsandyourunderstandingofnormalpatternsofplay.
Fornovicechessplayers(likemostofus),ReallyBadChessgreatlyopensupthegame.Insteadofstartingbystudyingopenings,inyourfirstgamesyou'llgettodiscoverthejoy(andchallenge!)oflearninghowtocheckmate.
IhopeyouhaveasmuchfunwithReallyBadChessasmuchasIdidmakingit.
-zach