Horde Chess
One army of pawns against a real one
Black plays normal chess. White plays thirty-six pawns. Both sides are far more awkward to handle than they look.
How it plays
- 1
White fields a wall of pawns and no other pieces.
- 2
Black plays a standard army.
- 3
White wins by checkmating Black.
- 4
Black wins by capturing every last pawn.
What the lights do
The horde glows as a single mass so you can read the front line at a glance.
What you need
- One board
- Extra pawns
Runs on
Open Chess Board · ESP32-S3
Built by Concept Bytes
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Make it yours
Source for this game hasn’t been published yet. Any game built on OpenChessCore is a good starting point — the sensors, lights, battery, and USB link are already handled, so a new game is only its rules.
This mode is still being built
The rules and the install path are designed and wired up, but the sketch hasn’t been written yet. Everything on this page is real except the binaries themselves.