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Block Brawl Chess

Browser chess game

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Going on sale. No price or date yet.

Block Brawl ChessReal chess. Toy brawls.

Real chess, played by two armies of blocky toy fighters on a floating island.

Every capture is a short brawl: the camera cuts in, the attacker fights in its own style, and the loser shatters into bricks.

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The Block Brawl Chess main menu over a board of blue and red toy fighters, with Play vs Computer, Two Players and Play online.

One capture, frame by frame

The blue queen takes a red rook. Flip through it.

The blue queen, in a gold crown, steps toward the red rook.

Queen takes rook

The queen moves in. The camera follows her.

Frames from the game, nothing drawn over them.

It is real chess

Every rule is in. Fun for a six‑year‑old, and still a proper chess board for an adult.

  • Check and checkmate
  • Stalemate
  • Castling
  • En passant
  • Promotion
  • Draws by insufficient material, the fifty-move rule and threefold repetition

Six fighters, six ways to fight

Each piece is its own character with its own attack.

  1. PawnA small foot soldier with a short sword and a round shield. Shield bash, then a quick stab.
  2. KnightCavalry with a horse-head helm and a lance. High leap, lance dive, landing shockwave.
  3. BishopA wizard with a tall mitre and a staff with a glowing orb. Staff twirl, then a magic bolt.
  4. RookA wide fortress guard with a huge war hammer. Charge, overhead smash, ground quake.
  5. QueenA champion with a spiked crown, a cape and twin blades. Dash, then a spinning triple slash.
  6. KingThe tallest, with a big crown, a beard and a greatsword. A slow step and a mighty two-handed slam.

Ways to play

  1. Against the computerFive levels: Sprout, Easy, Medium, Hard and Master. Play Blue, Red, or let the game pick.
  2. Two playersTake turns on one device. The camera can swing round to whoever moves next.
  3. Online with a friendMake a game and send the short link, or read out the four-letter code. Your friend opens the link or types the code. There is a chat with quick messages, and a rematch swaps colours.
  4. WatchThe computer plays itself.
An online game waiting for a friend: a big four-letter code, a Copy link button, and Waiting for your friend.

New players are looked after

Pick up a fighter and dots show where it can go. A card names the piece and says how it moves.

Press Hint and an arrow shows a good move, with a short line about why.

Before a move that loses a piece, the coach says “Careful!” and you can take it back. Check gets a clear call-out.

The coach is on by default and you can turn it off. Capture fights can be full, quick or off.

A blue knight picked up: two white dots show its legal squares, and a card explains how a knight moves.
A hint: a golden arrow over the knight and a bubble that says Knight jumps out.

Three places to play

Switch themes in Settings. The board, the island and both armies change.

Sky Kingdom: blue and red fighters on a green and cream board on a grassy island.

In the browser, phone or computer

Nothing to install. Open it on a phone or a computer and play.

Tap a fighter, then a glowing square. Drag to turn the camera, pinch or scroll to zoom.

Every move is saved as you go, so Continue picks up the last game.

The Block Brawl Chess menu on a phone.
A game on a phone, with the buttons along the bottom.

Going on sale

Block Brawl Chess is going to be sold. There is no price and no date yet.

Get early accessEmail us and we will add you to the early access list.

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