RTS Chess
In this unique RTS twist on the classic game, every move on the chessboard opens up new possibilities for building, upgrading and dominating your opponents. Play chess on a new hexagon board that allows you to reach new places and make the tactical part of chess even more tactical.
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6 itemsAbout the Game
Mechanics
All pieces have a separate cooldown for moving and movement options, pieces can also be combined to make new pieces
Map
In order to spice up the chess theme a bit more the map is made out of hexagons where each has its own type (biome)
Buildings
Build buildings that buff, produce or alter pieces and their movement
Game Modes
Fog of war, classic, archon, all out
Preserving the Chess theme
Unlike other RTS games RTS Chess does not have resources and resource management as to preserve the chess theme everything is visible on the board.
The primary resources of the game are pawns which are used for building and upgrading buildings
