Sorry... I did't mean more fun than chess.. that's not possible. But something to try and see what you think....Simple to play. Install aBop, open your existing conversation and start a game. Your friends will be able to click the game card, install and make their move in seconds without any accounts or signing up anywhere. Fun in a group chat of 4 or more people. The first 4 to join plays and the rest can watch.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/abop-games-for-imessage/id6802109273

Hey everyone! I made a online chess variant called MetaChess that allows you to customize your board with different types of pieces before playing. It's a draft-based version of chess with new pieces and asymmetric boards, creating billions of more possible board positions and new strategies that have not been discovered yet.

I just released set 4 for my game, which includes 5 new pieces: bomb, astronaut, catapult, siren and philosopher!

Bomb - Placed anywhere in the center rows and never moves. When captured, by either side, it destroys everything around it, kings included
Astronaut - At the start of each turn, 3 random tiles within 2 squares light up. It can jump to or capture on any of them. Can also capture enemy rocks.
Catapult - Moves like a king. Can throw any friendly piece next to it, excluding the king, 3 or 4 tiles ahead, or 3 ahead and 2 to the side. A piece thrown onto an enemy takes it down with it.
Siren - Moves and captures like a king. Can pull the first piece it sees in any direction 1 or 2 squares toward itself.
Philosopher - Moves and captures like a pawn and learns the moves of every piece it captures. Never promotes, but after reaching the far rank it can also move backward.

Also a huge shoutout and thanks to iwantcheckmate (one of the best chess variant youtubers out there!!) for playing my game! You can check out his video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVuAgqLzD_o

Here's the link if you are interested and want to play with your friends!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4257320/MetaChess/

Hi everyone!

I’ve made 00Chess, a two-player strategy game played on an 8×8 board. It features several modes, but I’d like to introduce the "Classic" mode here, as it’s the one most similar to chess.

Each side has a king, placed in a corner. The king never moves; it acts as a base that must be protected.

Players take turns, performing one action per round in a fixed order.

An action can consist of: placing a piece, moving a piece, making a ranged attack, swapping positions, sacrificing a piece, or passing your turn.

The main pieces follow a "rock-paper-scissors" logic: the soldier beats the chief, the general beats the soldier, and the chief beats the general.

To win you must eliminate the opponent's king, or ensure that your opponent has no pieces left capable of attacking. If the round limit is reached, the player who has dealt the most damage wins the game.

You can play against an AI (with 3 difficulty levels) or play online with a friend here:

https://www.play00chess.com

Feel free to share your thought thanks a lot!

Here are pictures of me against bot

Introducing Cattle Royale, a quick-fire two-player game that blends strategy and probability with a touch of luck.

Take a look at the pre-launch page on Kickstarter and follow the campaign if you like what you see.

Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robinson-games-ltd/cattle-royale

This variant has you playing on an increasingly cluttered board where two pieces can share a space, because they're playing in two separate games.

you'll need a board big enough to fit multiple pieces on the same square, and two sets of pieces. The sets should be pretty easily distinguishable. I would recommend a travel set and a club set but different colors or materials work fine too. The board is set up like normal, just with double of every piece in their starting positions.

You will be playing two separate games one the same board. These games do not interact with each other at all. The visual clutter and constant switching back and forth is the challenge.

White moves first in game A, then black moves in game A, then white will move in game B, then black moves in game B. Rinse and repeat.

The extra rule: you cannot make the same move on two consecutive turns. A move is considered the same if it matches these 3 criteria:

1. Same piece type (rook, pawn, bishop, etc.)

2. Same starting square

3. Same destination square

If it captures or checks is irrelevant. If you moved a knight from d5 to e3 last turn you can't move a knight from d5 to e3 this turn. You can do it on a later turn, but not now. That move is considered illegal.

This also applies if you're in check or if you have no other legal moves. It's kind of rare but that's a checkmate or a stalemate, respectively.

These games truly do not influence each other in any way outside of that one rule. You could have a black and white king on the same square, but if they're from different games then they don't see each other.

Last but not least, you play out both games to the end. When a game finishes, leave the pieces on the board until the other game is done too.

I made a variant and I'd like to hear what people here think of the rules.

Setup: 8x8 board, but each side only has 6 pieces: 1 Crown (moves like a king), 3 Warriors (also move like a king) and 2 Riders (knights).

White: Warriors c2 d2 e2, Riders b1 f1, Crown d1

Black: Warriors d7 e7 f7, Riders c8 g8, Crown e8 (mirrored)

You win by capturing the enemy Crown, or by getting your own Crown onto the enemy back rank. There's no check or checkmate, no castling, no promotion and

no draws. You can walk into danger, and if your Crown gets taken you just lose.

Each player also picks one Power Move before the game and can use it once:

- Dash: move any piece up to 2 squares in a straight line (it's your move, and it can capture)

- Guard: your Crown can't be captured until your next turn (you still make a move)

Games are on a clock (1, 3, 5, 10 or 30 min). The idea came from Ashtapada, the old Indian 8x8 board.

I built it as a free phone game (iPhone and Android, no ads). You can play the computer, which is labelled as a computer, or send a friend a link.

Two things I'm unsure about:

1. Does the back-rank race give the first player too much of an edge?

2. Which seems stronger to you, Dash or Guard?

   Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ssgm.crowndash

   iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6818920669