Really Bad Chess1.7.2 - App Store

Really Bad Chess is just like chess, but with totally random pieces. Try 8 Knights, 4 Bishops, and 3 pawns - why not?

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5 out of 5 Stars "An essential puzzle experience for anyone even remotely interested in strategy games" - TouchArcade

Whether you play chess daily, or quit just after learning the rules, this small twist will open the door to an entire new world of chess.

------WHATS IN THE “BOX”?
The free version of Really Bad Chess lets you compete vs. an AI in Ranked, Daily, or Weekly Challenges. Improve your skills using the included Freeplay mode. A single in-app purchase unlocks Versus Mode so you can compete against your friends locally! It also removes ads, displays captured pieces, and adds soothing alternate color-palettes to choose from.

------REALLY BAD PRESS

"Makes chess fun even if you’re really bad" - The Verge

"Feels more modern than chess has ever felt" - Applenapps

"Really Bad Chess takes a really bad idea and somehow manages to make it a lot of fun." - Pocket Gamer

"Really good fun" - MacLife

------A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER
Chess is one of those games I always wished I enjoyed, but its commitment to beauty, elegance, and perfect balance always turned me away. Really Bad Chess removes these boring restrictions and flips chess on its head.

As much as random pieces change the game in some ways, I was really surprised to notice how much the game remains the same, and how powerful some pieces are - you've never truly struggled against a pawn until you've struggled against a pawn in the back row.

For chess pros, Really Bad Chess will give you a new type of challenge - the pieces & the moves are the same, but you'll have to throw out your openings and your understanding of normal patterns of play.

For novice chess players (like most of us), Really Bad Chess greatly opens up the game. Instead of starting by studying openings, in your first games you'll get to discover the joy (and challenge!) of learning how to checkmate.

I hope you have as much fun with Really Bad Chess as much as I did making it.

-zach

Version History fixes for inappropriate movement in the mini-boards 1.7.2 Sep 10 Bug fixes for when a piece that should not have been able to move in mini mode moved (whoops!).

This happened in the rare situation where you played some, quit, loaded back in, and then someone castled.
Thanks for the reports! 1.7.1 Aug 30 Another whole new mode: Mini boards! Comes in Daily, Ranked, Freeplay, and 1v1 flavors. We've been playing minis a lot and we hope you love them.

Also:
- New leaderboard display.
- Option to turn off “Smooth Move” for pieces
- Menu updates. (“More” sub-menu, Daily and Weekly menu pawns now turn green when completed, etc.) 1.7.0 Aug 11 Two bug fixes to the new update:

- Game should now display properly on iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max.
- Splash screen graphic restored. 1.6.1 Mar 21 Our first of several major updates for Really Bad Chess!

- Knight Hike: A brand new puzzle where you must move a knight to eliminate squares.
- Prestige mode for ranked mode: after you get to rank 100, you can prestige. Compete on leaderboards for "Most prestiges", "Fastest prestige" and "Fewest games to prestige"
- Additional piece styles
- Tons of bug fixes. 1.6 Mar 19 bug fixes 1.4.7 03/03/2022 Fixes to streak code. 1.4.6 03/02/2022 fixes for a crash experienced by some players outside the US due to a bad advertisement being served 1.4.5 07/01/2021 Infrastructural improvements. 1.4.4 06/10/2021 Rolling back the ad system to fix a crash-on-startup for users below iOS 14.3.

After this is approved and distributed we will submit a new build with the new ad system that requires iOS 14.3 or above, so if you have an old iOS please be sure to update. After this update we will no longer support iOS versions below 14.3. 1.4.3 06/04/2021 This update brings our ad system up to date with iOS 14.5's ad changes.

Because we default to no tracking, there will be no popup asking to track you across apps. 1.4.2 05/25/2021 You can now backup your Really Bad Chess data to iCloud! 1.4.0 02/18/2021 - fixed issue with weekly streaks getting erased into the new year
- restored mistakenly erased weekly streaks 1.3.4 01/07/2021 infrastructural updates 1.3.3 08/22/2020 - fixed a streak bug that occurred for some players 1.3.2 01/09/2020 - fixed bug where app forgot you purchased requiring constant restore purchases
- fixed bug where taken pieces weren't properly laid out in 1v1 on iPhone X and XS Max 1.3.1 01/12/2019 Fixed the 2019 Weekly Streak Rollover Bug (Y2K19 bug)
As long as you pick up and this update this week or next week and your weekly / weekly pro streak is under 4, the game will reset your streak to the longest streak you've ever achieved + whatever you've accomplished so far in 2019.

Also, I've fixed the issues with Weekly Pro streaks not getting submitted to gamecenter.

Happy New Year! 1.3 01/10/2019 - support for the iPad Pro 11" 1.2.8 11/09/2018 small bug fixes 1.2.7 10/31/2018 - iPhone XS Max support 1.2.6 10/23/2018 - crash fixes
- iPhone XS Max support 1.2.4 10/22/2018 fixed bug where heart would appear over the menu in-mode.
I'm so sorry about that! 1.2.3 05/21/2018 small bug fixes
added privacy policy url
fixed a crash for iOS8.0 devices 1.2.2 05/18/2018 small bug fixes
added privacy policy url 1.2.1 05/16/2018 - iPhone X Support
- bug fixes (hanging AI fix) 1.2 11/02/2017