Though your travels are certainly compelling at first, I was a tad disappointed that the maps in the later chapters used identical (albeit finely detailed) art assets. Purists may shudder, but this element adds a little edge to your fantasy adventure — and honestly, it needs a little edge. Later in the game you can get artifacts that remove opposing knights, smash random pawns, or force your opponent to skip a move or make a completely random move. Wild cards in the adventure challenges come in the form of artifacts that you earn or buy, in turn letting you perform cheat-like functions during critical battles. After that, I imagine even hardened veterans will find the going tough. Each chapter ends with a boss-like face-off where you match your earned pieces against an opponent.ĭepending on your existing chess knowledge, you’ll most likely blow through the first few chapters in a few hours. Whatever your skill level, you can skip through these details quickly and get to the challenges — answering technical rules questions, recognizing a one-move checkmate, or any number of other gradually more difficult tactical scenarios. Starting out, you learn the basics of movement and notation. To complete each chapter, you’ll need to raise an army of pieces by visiting locations on an isometric map and then earning those pieces in challenges. Set in a fantasy land and spanning eight chapters, HMC has your character (the king) takes on chess tasks on a path to free the world from the evil Sargon. Nestled alongside your typical chess-program functions (single- and multiplayer match-ups) is a chess adventure.
Hoyle Majestic Chess caught my attention with its original take on teaching the intricacies of the world’s most enduring board game.
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