Chess variants - Chess Remix

Name: Chess variants - Chess Remix
Rating: 4.5 (89 reviews)
Author: Alexander Everett

Online Shogi, Xiangqi & Janggi

Free · In‑App Purchases

89 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Board
Developer

Alexander Everett
Language

EN
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Size

76
MB

A new way to play the world's oldest game Love chess but tired of memorising openings? Our competitive online play is focused on thinking fast not learning patterns. Challenge yourself to overcome opponents in a randomly selected Chess Remix. The games all use the standard chess pieces with alternate rules. Can you think quickly and find new ways to win? The whole world's Chess in one place Chess Remix contains Chess games from around the world. You can try Shogi (Japanese Chess), Xiangqui (Chinese Chess), Janggi (Korean Chess), Makruk (Thai Chess) and more. These games have all been styled to look like the Chess you are used to, making it easier to learn for beginners. A journey through the history of Chess Travel back to where it all began, 6th century India, and try Chaturanga, the original Chess. See the games it developed into as it spread across the globe. Play Courier Chess like a 12th century European or test your skills at Tamerlane Chess. Delve into ancient Shogi and experience the progression through different eras of Japanese history. Enjoy a marathon game of the massive Dai Shogi or a quick game of Mini-Shogi. You can even play Hnefatafl, the Chess of the Vikings. Chess 2.0 Chess Remix lets you change the rules and make your own game. Will you invent the next Chess? It's your game play by your rules. You could win by losing the game, start in random places or just have En Passant be a forced move. Don't like casting? You can turn it off. Want a Rook that also moves like a Knight? You got it. There are limitless possibilities (okay technically there is a limit, but there are so many options you could never play all of them). Not just Chess We have so many options to customise your Chess game you can even play Checkers. The app comes pre loaded with a variety of Checkers games from around the world and some ancient versions of the game. You can even play some other abstract board games like Three Men's Morris or even Tic-Tac-Toe. Become more than a Chess Master A standard Chess game has 6 pieces. Chess Remix starts with more than 100. To help you learn them we have hand designed levels to help you understand and use every piece in Chess history and the new rules you might encounter. Unleash your creativity Have you created the next great board game? Or just something cool you would like to show off. Share your creations with the Remix community. Want to play unique games? Need some inspiration? Check out our discover section to see what other players have made. Features: - Competitive online play - Create your own original board games - Levels to help you learn and master Chess - Play against ai - Highly customisable app that reflects your style - Share your creations or play other people games

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

89 Ratings

The start of something legendary
07/07/2024

Chastity White Rose
Chastity's Chess Review: Chess RemixStrengthsIt offers standard Chess but also the largest list of variants of any game on Steam, including Chess960, Crazyhouse, Atomic, Absorption, Elimination, Capture the Leader, Losing Chess, Three Check Chess, Pocket Knights, Shatar, No Check Chess, En Passant is forced, and the ability to create customized rules of each of these.Also included are the 3 main Asian variants: Shogi, Xiangqi, and Janggi.Historical Chess games and other non-chess games like Tic-Tac-Toe and CheckersIt offers a customizable theme appearance for backgrounds and pieces.WeaknessesNot all features are fully implemented, such as the "levels section". This will probably be fixed in future updates.The artificial intelligence is rather weak and may be okay for people who don't play very well but disappointing to skilled chess players. This AI can be improved using fairy stockfish if the developer wishes.ConclusionThis game is worth the price if you are a hard core chess player or play other board games involving strategy. It's also for the creative types who want to make their own rules and create board games and test them with AI.I will update this review as needed when future updates are made.
The start of something legendary
07/07/2024

Chastity White Rose

Chastity's Chess Review: Chess RemixStrengthsIt offers standard Chess but also the largest list of variants of any game on Steam, including Chess960, Crazyhouse, Atomic, Absorption, Elimination, Capture the Leader, Losing Chess, Three Check Chess, Pocket Knights, Shatar, No Check Chess, En Passant is forced, and the ability to create customized rules of each of these.Also included are the 3 main Asian variants: Shogi, Xiangqi, and Janggi.Historical Chess games and other non-chess games like Tic-Tac-Toe and CheckersIt offers a customizable theme appearance for backgrounds and pieces.WeaknessesNot all features are fully implemented, such as the "levels section". This will probably be fixed in future updates.The artificial intelligence is rather weak and may be okay for people who don't play very well but disappointing to skilled chess players. This AI can be improved using fairy stockfish if the developer wishes.ConclusionThis game is worth the price if you are a hard core chess player or play other board games involving strategy. It's also for the creative types who want to make their own rules and create board games and test them with AI.I will update this review as needed when future updates are made.
Amazing! But I have a suggestion for a new feature…
08/26/2024

Evelyn Brigham
This app is amazing! But I wish there were more features, like in the piece creator, I wish we could make our own multi-step pieces, like how you made the Lion from Chu Shogi! I am basically saying I wish there was an option to make a created path of a piece you created multi step. That means they do NOT have to stop when they capture.
Amazing! But I have a suggestion for a new feature…
08/26/2024

Evelyn Brigham

This app is amazing! But I wish there were more features, like in the piece creator, I wish we could make our own multi-step pieces, like how you made the Lion from Chu Shogi! I am basically saying I wish there was an option to make a created path of a piece you created multi step. That means they do NOT have to stop when they capture.
Excellent! But could be better
05/10/2024

a guy with a family
I like to make chess variants that alter the rules in ways that are not possible here, but it’s as good as I could expect from an app. It would be cool if there were some other rules like, magnetic chess, anti-king, ultimate en passant, double move, and peace chess, ext. If there was more ways to combine the rules with each other that would greatly increase the possibilities for new games, but that can be difficult because sometimes rules clash and create new scenarios that require human creativity to solve. What if I want to move the opponents pieces, let pieces share a space, include a checker style capture, capture without moving, or play atomic crazyhouse chess? Overall this is a great app.

Developer Response
Some of the things listed are possible in the app. Checker style capture is in there, you can play many different forms of checkers. Capturing without moving is possible, you can make a move that captures and returns to the original square in the advanced piece creator. Atomic crazyhouse can be played by selecting drops and atomic in the rules menu
Excellent! But could be better
05/10/2024

a guy with a family

I like to make chess variants that alter the rules in ways that are not possible here, but it’s as good as I could expect from an app. It would be cool if there were some other rules like, magnetic chess, anti-king, ultimate en passant, double move, and peace chess, ext. If there was more ways to combine the rules with each other that would greatly increase the possibilities for new games, but that can be difficult because sometimes rules clash and create new scenarios that require human creativity to solve. What if I want to move the opponents pieces, let pieces share a space, include a checker style capture, capture without moving, or play atomic crazyhouse chess? Overall this is a great app.
Developer Response 06/18/2024
Some of the things listed are possible in the app. Checker style capture is in there, you can play many different forms of checkers. Capturing without moving is possible, you can make a move that captures and returns to the original square in the advanced piece creator. Atomic crazyhouse can be played by selecting drops and atomic in the rules menu
As expected
02/10/2024

Jumpin__Jax
This is a really phenomenal app. It loses a star for a few quality of life issues. First, when selecting a Shogi pawn, the app thinks for about 20 seconds before showing the possible moves for a pawn. It should not take this long to calculate. Also, I wish there was a post-game evaluation bar, so you can see the state of the game and understand fluctuations. If these two things were implemented, I would have no problem paying $22 one time for premium.

Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback! We have fixed both of these issues, please update to the latest version.
As expected
02/10/2024

Jumpin__Jax

This is a really phenomenal app. It loses a star for a few quality of life issues. First, when selecting a Shogi pawn, the app thinks for about 20 seconds before showing the possible moves for a pawn. It should not take this long to calculate. Also, I wish there was a post-game evaluation bar, so you can see the state of the game and understand fluctuations. If these two things were implemented, I would have no problem paying $22 one time for premium.
Developer Response 04/07/2024
Thanks for the feedback! We have fixed both of these issues, please update to the latest version.

Bug fixes

Version 1.8.2

Apr 14

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