Hide & Check

Minesweeper, but the mines are chess pieces. They don't explode. They just look annoyed when you find them. A few pieces are hiding on the board, and the numbers are terrible at keeping secrets. Each one counts the hidden pieces attacking its square. A 2? Two pieces can reach it. A knight and a rook? Two bishops? Read the numbers, name each piece, point to where it hides. NO GUESSING. WE CHECKED. Every board can be solved by logic alone. No timer, no game over. A slip costs a star, and a little dignity. YOU WILL ACCIDENTALLY LEARN CHESS The pieces arrive one at a time, so you learn how each one moves by catching it. Finish the first world and you know them all. Nobody has to know you were studying. THE WORLDS • Basics: the six chess pieces, one at a time, then all at once • Pillars: stone pillars stop long lines. Knights don't care • Water & Shapes: lines cross water, boards stop being…