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This sounds really interesting. It seems fun, but maybe a little frustrating for some when their queen dies on a checkmating move. How would captures work, let’s say, if I took your queen with my rook, but then my rook dies from the roulette? Would the queen be taken off the board too?
chess-roulette.com
You can play the game here.
Russia Banned Chess.com.
Glad you enjoyed it @ChessShadowsofZhadum
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Jul 7, 2025
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#9
Wait, let’s take a second here. This is actually a really good variant! It’s not as unbalanced as some people think, because from playing against the bot, I realized that there are only five total explosions that can happen on either side. Once 5 pieces explode on your side, no more of your pieces will, and this makes some interesting strategies, like trying to move pawns as much as possible, so that you waste your explosions, but not wasting too many pawn moves as each one makes your position worse. I played against the 3200 engine for fun, and won the game because I got really lucky (my pawns exploded, while their queen and higher-value pieces exploded at the start.) I like how the game is almost entirely luck-based, with a hint of skill, as there’s also its own unique layer of depth and strategy to it, but even a bad player can occasionally beat a good one if they get lucky enough. Overall, amazing variant. 8/10 + 3 exploded pawns, would highly recommend.
GraysonKellogg wrote:
Wait, let’s take a second here. This is actually a really good variant! It’s not as unbalanced as some people think, because from playing against the bot, I realized that there are only five total explosions that can happen on either side. Once 5 pieces explode on your side, no more of your pieces will, and this makes some interesting strategies, like trying to move pawns as much as possible, so that you waste your explosions, but not wasting too many pawn moves as each one makes your position worse. I played against the 3200 engine for fun, and won the game because I got really lucky (my pawns exploded, while their queen and higher-value pieces exploded at the start.) I like how the game is almost entirely luck-based, with a hint of skill, as there’s also its own unique layer of depth and strategy to it, but even a bad player can occasionally beat a good one if they get lucky enough. Overall, amazing variant. 8/10 + 3 exploded pawns, would highly recommend.
Glad you liked it, thanks for playing
W game
Ive onnly crashed out 3 times
I like the theme on the home screen though, it's a vibe.
Jul 8, 2025
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#14
I played and enjoyed it. Until my rook... well... DISAPPEARED. Amazing variant, that brings some uncertainty to chess.
Hey, I made this joke chess variant called Chess Roulette. Essentially, every time you move a piece other than your king, it has a 1-in-6 chance of dying.
The game can be played here:
chess-roulette.com
Please let me know what you guys think.