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An Elaborate History of Chess

An Elaborate History of Chess is a crafting strategy game touring the history of Chess. In true Chess tradition build castles, explore dungeons, farm turnips and get checkmated by a tree. Find answers to…

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An Elaborate History of Chess is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Iteration Games on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What An Elaborate History of Chess is

An Elaborate History of Chess was developed by Iteration Games. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

An Elaborate History of Chess is a crafting strategy game touring the history of Chess. In true Chess tradition build castles, explore dungeons, farm turnips and get checkmated by a tree. Find answers to Chess's darkest questions, like why the horse piece moves in an L-shape.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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