This was one of the most fun ones I've played! I wish there were a one sentence description on pieces so I could learn about them (I never figured out some of my own pieces even by level 7) but still had such a fun time. The game gets so out of control on the high levels, it's amazingly fun and silly.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm bad at chess, but this went on for an embarassingly long time before I realized that the reason the movement seemed erratic was because the pieces weren't all actual chess pieces.

This is an extremely clever game and it was fun to play. Not knowing exactly what the pieces did opened the floor for some experimentation and it really felt like you were mastering a system when you played. It's a good feeling.

I think my only gripe is that it seems you only get a single piece from each victory. It leads to some extremely conservative play, which might be the point, or else you have to be slowly ground down through attrition as you find more challenging opponents - which might also be the point.

This is a really clever idea for a game. I loved being able to recruit defeated pieces, and growing an army as I explored the dungeon. Reminded of the MtG game Shandalar or the Shining Force series. Excellent work. I don't know enough about chess to understand what the names for the opening moves were (I got King's Best Friend Gambit a couple of times) but being able to see what how the unfamiliar pieces could move, made the game really fun to pick up and learn. Awesome job!