The game auto-detects your hardware on first visit. If you see black reflections or lag, try a lower tier. If everything runs smoothly, try a higher one!
This is NOT regular chess. It starts like chess, but as you win games your ELO rises, unlocking 20 historical eras, bonus pieces, custom army setups, and 3D worlds that transform the experience.
🎮 Core Loop
Play & Win → Your ELO rating rises.
ELO rises → You unlock new eras (Stone Age → Medieval → Space → Future & more).
New eras → The 3D world, skybox, buildings, and atmosphere all change.
Earn bonus pieces → Extra Queens, Rooks, Bishops, Knights added to your bank.
Deploy them → Use Setup Board to place bonus pieces before each game.
⚙️ Setup Board & Piece Banking (Key Feature!)
You control 3 rows, not just 2! In Setup Mode you see your back rank, pawn row, AND a third empty row in front. You can place pieces anywhere in these 3 rows.
Banking Pieces: Right-click (or long-press on mobile) any piece in Setup Mode to remove it from the board and add it to your Piece Bank. Yes, even standard pawns! You can bank any piece except the King.
Sacrifice Now, Dominate Later: At low ELO the AI is weak. You can intentionally start games with fewer pieces (remove pawns, a knight, etc.) to bank them. These banked pieces carry over between games and can be deployed in future matches when the AI gets tougher.
Deploy From Bank: Click a piece in your inventory panel, then click an empty square in your 3 rows to place it. You can deploy banked pawns, bishops, knights, rooks, or queens.
Board Profiles: Save your favorite piece arrangements and load them before any game.
The Strategy: Bank extra pawns early when the AI is easy. Later, deploy extra queens and rooks when you need them against tougher opponents.
⚔️ What Makes It Different
3-Row Setup: Unlike normal chess, you get a third empty row to arrange pieces in. Combined with piece banking, this creates a whole new layer of strategy before the game even starts.
20 Historical Eras: From Cretaceous dinosaurs to Neon City to deep space. Each era has unique 3D scenery, lighting, and atmosphere.
AI Scales With You: The AI uses Stockfish calibrated to your ELO. At high levels, the AI also gets bonus pieces to keep things fair.
AI Aggression Slider: Control how aggressively the AI compensates. Slide it down for a gentler experience, up for a brutal challenge.
Board Profiles: Save and load your favorite piece arrangements.
Newspaper Theme: The entire UI is styled like a vintage newspaper. Headlines react to your games with humorous articles.
Dynamic 3D World: Procedural skyboxes, particle effects, animated environments, and dynamic lighting that change per era.
🏆 Progression System
ELO Rating: Start at 400, climb to 10,000+.
Levels: Each level band unlocks a new era with new visuals.
Piece Inventory: Win games to earn bonus pieces (Pawns, Knights, Bishops, Rooks, Queens).
The AI adapts: As you get stronger and deploy more pieces, the AI matches your strength.
🎮 Controls & Buttons
▶ New — Start a new game.
↩ Undo — Take back your last move.
💾 Save — Save your progress (ELO, inventory, settings).
Right-click drag / Alt+drag / Two-finger drag — Orbit the camera to explore the 3D world. Press V to reset view.
⚙️ Opt — Open options: AI controls, multiplayer, styles, stats.