DualChess

Chess, but every capture has to be earned. Move onto an enemy piece and the board freezes. Both players drop into a real-time mini-game — a Clash — and whoever wins decides that square. Win as the attacker and the capture lands. Lose, and your attacking piece is destroyed where it stands. It changes how you play. A queen that attacks a pawn can lose the duel and die for it, with the pawn still standing. Being the stronger piece stops being enough. THE RULES THAT CHANGE • Every capture is a duel. Win it and you take the square. Lose it and your attacking piece is removed from the board. • The king can be captured. Attack it, win the duel, and the game ends on the spot. Checkmate still wins too — it just isn't the only way any more. • Your clock stops during a duel. Time spent in a mini-game never counts against your chess clock. • Every piece brings a power into every duel. PIECE POWERS…