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January 16, 2017
Chezz is Chess Just the Way We Like It: Short and Stressful
By Jillian Werner
Our mobile folder of wild variations on chess is getting a bit full: last year alone added Chesster, Moveless Chess, and Really Bad Chess to the group which already included Chesh plus slightly more tenuous inspirations like BoxPop. The amazing …
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October 14, 2016
Really Bad Chess Review: Really Close
By Jillian Werner
Really Bad Chess is a clever rotation of a classic game that everyone is, to at least some degree, familiar with. Even if you’ve never played chess, you still almost certainly recognize its abstractly regal pieces lined up on opposite …
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October 11, 2016
October 13th is a Great Day for (Not Quite) Chess on the App Store
By Jillian Werner
Something chessy is going on here. This Thursday, two games we’ve been looking forward to will be hitting the App Store, and they both feature chess-but-not-exactly-chess. The first, Really Bad Chess, was just announced a week ago, and shakes up …
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October 4, 2016
Be Quintuple Queen for a Day in Really Bad Chess
By Jillian Werner
Have you ever tried playing a board game when really tired, or slap-happy, or just generally lazy and not feeling like adhering to the sacred rule booklet? Suddenly Trivial Pursuit is just rapid-fire quizzing without wedges, Scrabble is sticking your …
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May 20, 2016
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide Review – Battle Brother Chess
By Rob Rich
Warhammer 40K: Regicide bounced my feelings and expectations all over the place for a while. I saw the first videos showcasing the cinematic kills and was totally on board. Then I hit a login screen right after opening the game, …
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May 16, 2016
Moveless Chess ‘Pawns’ Its Puzzles off on Mobile Soon
By Eli Cymet
“Your Move.” The quintessential, sweat-inducing refrain often heard across the other end of the chess board. Or maybe not? Such is the pitch of Moveless Chess, from Argentinian indie studio Beavl and Mexican pixel artist Aikalen. The title was originally created …
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March 17, 2016
Chesster Review: Match-Queen
By Jennifer Allen
It’d be understandable if you thought that we’d seen all that Match-3 can offer. After all, it’s a very simple format – that’s what works so well for it. Chesster takes that comfortable format and adds a hefty Chess style …
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January 20, 2015
Chess Goes Wild in Chesslike: Adventures in Chess
By Nadia Oxford
Chesslike: Adventures in Chess from Moore Interactive isn’t chess. However, it’s chess like. While elements of the game are certainly familiar, what’s actually on tap is nothing like the strict, orderly game of knights, pawns, queens, checking, and mating. The …

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Chezz is Chess Just the Way We Like It: Short and Stressful

Really Bad Chess Review: Really Close

October 13th is a Great Day for (Not Quite) Chess on the App Store

Be Quintuple Queen for a Day in Really Bad Chess

Warhammer 40,000: Regicide Review – Battle Brother Chess

Moveless Chess ‘Pawns’ Its Puzzles off on Mobile Soon

Chesster Review: Match-Queen

Chess Goes Wild in Chesslike: Adventures in Chess

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