Ultima - Baroque Chess
Board
$0.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Ultima, or Baroque Chess, is a chess variant invented in 1962 by Robert Abbott. Whereas in chess, all captures are made by replacement (taking the victim's square), in Ultima each piece has a distinct method of capture - such as jumping, pinching, wihdrawing, immobilization or chameleon. For a complete description of play see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque_chess.
Play against your friends via the GameCenter, practice against the robot player, and learn how to play via the full tutorial.
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Many technical code improvements for memory management and thread safety. Advanced robot has been speeded up considerably.
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Information
- Seller
- Gary Kowalski
- Size
- 30 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Skidmark Software


