Chess: The Lost Pieces

Chess: The Lost Pieces combines chess with deck building. You assemble an army from unusual pieces, then use their special abilities to defeat opponents.

Special pieces

The game includes more than 30 new chess pieces. Examples include a pawn that must be charged before it can move, a rook that pulls pieces from afar and a knight that becomes more mobile the longer it stays on the board. A bishop can move off the board and reappear on the other side; a queen captures the piece that captures her; and a king can swap places with its queen or a queen-class piece.

Roguelike chess

In the randomized story mode, you start with a rook, a knight and a bishop, then progress across a map, recruit pieces and build a full army deck. Bottled pieces can give you a material advantage, and completing the story mode unlocks more pieces.

Puzzles and online play

You can make your own piece deck and play against friends or strangers online. The game also includes 30 puzzles featuring the new pieces.