Really Bad Chess
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | STFJ LLC | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
As heard on NPR's Weekend Edition
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
Reviews
Needs multiplayer phone to phone feature !
gray june
Is a fun game but gets boring playing alone . Needs an online feature where I can go head to head against others from their phone to yours . That would make this game very interesting Nd probably the best chess app on all iOS .
Wonderfully not chess
tjd64
Lots of fun. Not chess, but uses some chess chops. Can you win starting with a big material advantage - but in 20 moves or less? Can you defend a heavy disadvantage in ranked mode? The AI is not especially invincible, but you will never see a familiar position, and they can be head spinning. Thoroughly enjoyable.
A Small Change Would Be Nice
gbaydo
This is a fun chess variant. It would be an improvement if the final position wasn't obscured before the board was cleared for the next game, though. This would allow the player to examine the position that the game ended with.
Hence the name
Anti-zoom
At least really bad chess kept its promises with their witty name. Many ads. With about 2 minutes of gameplay you get 2 minutes of laggy “interactive ads”. (If you for some reason like this game, just turn on airplane mode and the ads disappear) The AI bot takes so long to finally decide what move it wants. For me, it took around 30-45 seconds for the AI to move. Which is realistic for tournament play, but this is an app. The AI always gets a buttload of knights, which sounds anti-climactic against stronger pieces, but you will be surprised when you figure out you can’t attack anything. Should you download this app? Not my choice, so why don’t you take 30-45 seconds and figure it out. Chess.com is superior, but I’m not an affiliate.
Pls Fix Tutorials
mdg333
Its far too easy to accidentally hit the title when trying to undo which then forces the user through a tutorial slideshow thats been viewed 30 times.
Amazing and funny
Lazy_dog_27
I love this game! It maxes the game more interesting. It’s not the original version, but new generations makes new fun things to do! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Just a little recomendation
Caroso23
Hi! I absolutely love your game, just a small recomendation: when the two kings are alone, the match should automatically be made a draw :)
Fantastic Offline Chess
PaulieFTE
No internet needed. A great twist on a classic game of strategy. Keeps me coming back and the mind sharp unlike most time killing games. Love it
3
ohmanitswill
i like the game because it has • personality • a nice interface • a high level of approachability • a nice look to it just sitting on my home screen and it’d be a lot cooler if it... • reduced the ads to banner ads only; OR if it completely removed ads and added something else to the $2.99 in app purchase; OR if banner ads were removed and players would have to watch a video ad every time they used up 5 undos • implemented a live pvp mode (player profiles don't have to be a thing although that’d be cool obviously); maybe even tournaments • had a regular chess mode (just to help make RBC the app store’s best all-in-one chess app) • made it possible to play as black • made the AI take a little less time to make its move; especially obvious ones • (gonna nitpick here for everyone who didn’t) polished the movement of any animated functions (the blue “thinking” bar, the spinning rook, the menu, etc.) that’s it. i know it’s an indie game and that it’s not your only project so i can imagine that these ideas won’t be seen for a long time. hopefully a future update will come along so people will stick around for long enough to see some of them be included. they can really make RBC a big competitor to other chess apps, which probably wasn’t the goal but why not?
