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Samurai Chess
Checkmate lands like a katana strike.
Real-time online chess with animated samurai armies on 3D boards.
Send to your phone- Modes: Skirmish, Ranked, Campaign
- 3
- Realms to conquer
- 10
- Time controls
- 5
How it plays
Checkmate lands like a katana strike.
Climb the Ranked tiers against other players, take a quick Skirmish against the AI, or follow the Campaign across ten realms.
What waits for you
- Ranked online matches with competitive tiers
- Skirmish: a quick game against the AI
- Campaign: Journey of the Dragon, across ten realms
- Generals who level up, with potions and achievements
“Before battle, war is won in the hearts of men.”
Samurai Chess: questions
Before you play
Is it real chess, or a different game in samurai armour?
It's real chess: the standard rules, the same openings, the same checkmates. What changes is the show. Your pieces are samurai, archers and mounted warriors on 3D boards, and every capture plays out as a fight.
Do I have to play against strangers?
Only if you want to. Skirmish is a quick game against the AI, and the Campaign is fought against AI rivals too. Ranked is where you meet other players and climb the competitive tiers.
How long does a game take?
You choose before every battle. Classic gives each player one minute per move, Bullet 5 gives each of you five minutes for the whole game, and Standard 10 gives each of you ten. Two more, Bullet 5+2 and Standard 30, start locked.
Is there a story mode?
Yes: the Campaign, Journey of the Dragon. You pick a General and travel a painted map of ten realms, among them the Beginner, Shadow, Earth, Light and Air realms, winning duels along each road. Some realms stay locked until you've earned your way in.
What are Generals, and why do they level up?
Your General is the warrior you play as. Every battle earns XP, a win far more than a loss, and each level adds points to four stats: Wisdom, Leadership, Discipline and Extraction. Potions boost them for a while, and daily, weekly and monthly achievements pay out extra rewards.
Do I need an account?
Yes. Your Generals, progress and rewards are saved to your account, so nothing is lost. Signing up takes an email and a code we send you. If the code hasn't arrived within a minute, check your spam folder.
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