XChess

Welcome to XChess.

XChess is a project I put together that takes traditional chess and completely breaks it with a bunch of crazy new mechanics. I wanted to see what would happen if the pieces had abilities that force you to completely change how you approach the board.

You can play against the built-in AI (which you can scale from beginner all the way up to grandmaster) and experiment with these new rules. The best part is that you can toggle any of them on or off right in the middle of a match to see how they change the dynamic.

Here is a quick rundown of the extra rules you can play with:

- Straight Shooter: Pawns can just stab enemies directly in front of them instead of having to attack diagonally.

- Knight's Trample: Knights crush any piece they land on, leaving a pretty satisfying trail of destruction.

- Explosive Landing: Whenever a Rook lands, it explodes and wipes out everything in a 3x3 radius around it. Friendlies included, so be careful.

- Ricochet: Bishops can bounce off the edges of the board, which makes for some really unexpected angles of attack.

- Siren's Call: The Queen doesn't even have to move. She can just target and destroy an enemy piece in her line of sight.

- Royal Swap: The King can swap places with any friendly piece on the board to get out of trouble or set up a trap.

How to play:

Just pick a side to start. On the right side, you'll see a panel where you can adjust the bot's difficulty on the fly and toggle the different rules. If you're not sure how a piece works with a new rule enabled, just hover over it to see its new attack pattern and valid moves.

I had a lot of fun building this. Hope you enjoy breaking chess as much as I did.