A Chess Puzzle Experience

Strategy

Every Move Has a Cost

Command Rooks, Bishops & Queens across a marble board. Capture every target. Spend as few moves as possible. Then challenge the world to do better.

The Rules

Elegantly Simple.
Endlessly Deep.

Three principles govern the board. A lifetime to perfect them.

I

Move Your Pieces

Chess pieces move exactly as in chess. The Rook slides straight, the Bishop cuts diagonal, the Queen commands all. Every tile you cross costs a move.

II

Capture Your Targets

A Rook can only take a Rook target. A Bishop a Bishop. Land on the matching target — it vanishes. Clear every target to solve the board.

III

Minimise the Cost

Fast tiles reduce your move count. Slow tiles add to it. The true puzzle is threading the perfect path through the board's terrain.

The Arsenal

Three Pieces.
Three Disciplines.

Each piece is a different way of seeing the board. Master all three to dominate it.

The Rook

Horizontal · Vertical

The workhorse. Slides any number of tiles in a straight line — methodical, powerful, and devastatingly efficient when the board opens up.

The Bishop

Diagonal

Forever bound to one colour, cutting the board on a knife's edge. The Bishop rewards the players who see angles others cannot.

The Queen

All Directions

Unmatched in freedom, yet her cost scales with every tile she crosses. The Queen is the ultimate test: raw power demands perfect discipline.

The Board

Not All Tiles
Are Equal.

Standard Tile

+1 move per tile

The baseline. Every tile you traverse is a move spent. Reading the board is your first puzzle.

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Fast Tile

Cost Free!

Utilize fast tiles to save moves from your total — a critical edge on tight puzzles.

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Slow Tile

+1 extra per tile

Treacherous ground. Avoid the snail tiles or pay dearly — the scoreboard punishes those who don't read its terrain.

The Competition

Your Score Is Only
the Beginning.

Solve your puzzle — that exact board gets saved as a challenge for an opponent. They play your puzzle and each players strategy gets compared. Same board, individual strategies, judged on efficiency and time.

ELO tracks every outcome across every difficulty. Efficient wins earn the most. Just as effecient but slower? No penalty — thoughtfulness is never punished.

  • Blitz style — play on your schedule, no waiting for opponent moves
  • Global, regional, and friends-only leaderboards
  • Private rooms for controlled competition
  • Game History Theatre — replay every move of any match (Not available for all tiers)
  • Multiple difficulty levels gated by progress and tiers
Global Leaderboard Live
1 Castellan 2 847 +12
2 VonRavenscroft 2 791 +8
3 IronBishop 2 734 +5
4 QuietGambit 2 680 −3
5 TheRookery 2 621 ±0
6 GrandmistressX 2 598 +2
7 PawnSacrifice99 2 541 −7

The Board Awaits.

Every puzzle has a perfect solution.
Yours is waiting to be found.

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