Features GAME CONCEPTX-Chess is super-charged exciting chess! Set in ancient greece, X-Chess extends traditional chess with powerful new characters creating a game with new possibilities from the very first move. As a player, you are in full control of your X-Chess army. The game rewards creativity and active thought. X-Chess has similar strategic themes as Chess with more creative possibilities. X-Chess is designed to develop problem solving, logical thinking and decision-making skills. You can also create blistering attacks with your new super-enhanced army. ADVANTAGES OVER CHESSCompared to traditional chess, there are many advantages: More creative possibilities, No need to remember hundreds of openings better chances to win less draws no cheating using chess engines SPECIAL NOTE FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS Traditional chess is well known by educators to develop a child’s problem-solving ability, analytical skills, spatial awareness, focus and creativity. X-Chess has been built from the ground up to provide an accessible platform for extending a child’s cognitive abilities rapidly. X-Chess is easy to learn yet engages a child's mind to a greater degree than traditional chess due to the greater number of possibilities in every position. Children thrive in X-Chess because the characters are interesting and fun and the way the pieces move are familiar. X-Chess games are exciting and reward creative thinkers. X-Chess takes traditional chess to a whole new level and provides a valuable support platform to help kids prepare for a modern world. By way of comparison, after 6 moves there are around 119 milliion possible moves in traditional chess. In X-Chess there are close to 600 million! The exact number is 597,070,589. SPECIAL NOTE FOR CHESS ENTHUSIASTS Over the last decade, predominantly due to advances in technology, traditional chess has encountered new obstacles. These obstacles will only become more severe and unfortunately are without easy solutions. Over 50% of chess games at the top level result in a draw. The percentage of draws continues to increase. Modern chess play typically involves significant home-preparation using chess engines. Modern chess play typically involves significant home-preparation using chess engines. on chess engine analysis. This isn’t thinking - this is memory recall. Some players are using chess engines to cheat in chess. It can be difficult to detect people using engine assistance as humans can often play moves an engine would play. In creating X-Chess we had a number of design goals: A. It is easy to learn B. You can use an existing chess set - no new equipment is required C. The game feels familiar rather than completely foreign D. Core strategic elements of chess are retained E. There is a lower likelihood of draws F. There should never be insufficient material to win G. Black has as good a chance of winning as White H. The game is balanced where neither white or black has a huge advantage I. You are using cognitive thought from move 1 - not memory J. There is a higher degree of cognitive thought required to master the game K. The game has characters that people can relate too and a backstory that brings the game together L. The games attacking potential is enhanced M. It is easy to detect someone using engine assistance N. The game rewards creativity and active thought Our hope is over time you will see we have gone a long way to achieving these design goals. Play X-Chess Now!
