The Foolish King

learn & play chess

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases

iPhone

The Foolish King - The Secret History of Chess Long, long ago, when kings ruled the land, dragons filled the sky and magic still existed, two small children stumbled upon the game of chess. This is your chance to discover it with them . . . Join Pip and Holly on their magical fairy-tale adventure and become a chess master! An interactive, smartly-designed, iPhone app that is the perfect introduction to chess for children and adults alike – ideal for children aged six and above. Join The Foolish King chess league and play against others from anywhere in the world! The app helps children and adults to learn chess with its ‘How To Play’ section, they can practice against the computer or their friend/parent and can join the world wide chess league! The chess league has a leaderboard showing results of chess games by age ranking as well as overall. The app is part of the digital offering by The Foolish King - a magical fairy-tale storybook about the secret history of chess - written by Lord Price and brought vividly to life by Martin Brown, illustrator of the mega-selling Horrible Histories. Features: ● Learn ○ Learn chess basics through ‘How To Play’ tutorials ● About the book ○ Hear from the author of the book ○ Find out about the iPad app and other places to find The Foolish King storybook. ● Play ○ Play ‘The Foolish King Live’ against anybody else in the world! ○ Play chess with the day and night creatures from the story ○ Play against the computer or your friend ○ Easy, medium and hard levels of the game available when playing vs computer ○ Help and prompts when playing vs computer ● World wide chess leaderboard ○ See who is top of the leaderboard and how you are doing against others ● Beautifully illustrated throughout

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- Updated for better compatibility with the latest devices - Under the hood bug fixes and improvements

The developer, Stour Publishing Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Linked to You

    The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

    • Contact Info
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  • Seller
    • Stour Publishing Ltd
  • Size
    • 439.7 MB
  • Category
    • Education
  • Compatibility
    Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
    • iPod touch
      Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
  • Languages
    • English
  • Age Rating
    4+
  • In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • 115 Sturling Pounds - Game Currency $2.99
    • 260 Sturling Pounds - Game Currency $1.99
    • 115 Sturling Pounds - Game Currency $0.99
    • Chess Game Mate In One Puzzles $0.99
    • Chess Game Opening Tutorials $0.99
  • Copyright
    • © 2025 Stour Publishing Ltd