No Rules Chess
"No Rules Chess" was born out of a simple question:
WHAT IF CHESS HAD NO RULES?
One upstart game developer was brave enough to ask the question, and yet braver enough to answer it. This is the answer.
INSTRUCTIONS
Moving pieces: Click and drag the chess piece. To snap to the grid, press CTRL first and then drag the piece.
Selecting: Click a piece to select it, or press SHIFT and click and drag to select multiple pieces.
Removing pieces: Press X to remove selected pieces.
Cloning pieces: Press SPACE to clone selected pieces.
Adding images: Copy paste an image onto the board, or drag and drop an image file from your computer. By default, images are resized to fit a square. Select an image and press 0 to return to original size. Press 1 to resize to one square, 2 to give the image a width of two squares, etc.
Note that images are not uploaded anywhere, everything happens locally on your computer. Keep in mind that big files might make your browser laggy.
If keyboard commands don't work, click in the game to give it focus.
FAQ
Can two pieces occupy the same space?
Why not.
How do I take a piece?
There's no rule for that, that's not a thing.
Is there a win condition?
No, because that would require a rule. It's like you're not listening.
I want to win! How can I win?
So I guess you're not listening. Fine. If you want to win, you can win. There are no rules that says you can't win, so you win, I guess. Congratulations!
Why would anyone make this?
When I started programming as a kid, I messed around with graphics and made stuff that bounced around and flashed different colours. Then programming became my job, and it also became very boring. Not just boring, but "systems integrations" boring. I haven't coded anything just for fun for years and years. When Sophie announced #ChessJam, I made a dumb quip about "chess with no rules", and later I realized that I could follow through on the joke and actually just make it. And wouldn't you know it, coding can be fun.
Development log
- No Rules Chess 2.0Jun 13, 2023
Comments
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I put AngeredFish from Roblox ocean terror in, he killed all the opposing pieces in 1 turn
you should add a custom image adder that uses image urls
A great idea! I was thinking of implementing drag and drop, so you can just drop an image directly onto the board. It would take some work though. :)
You really should, it would make the game a lot funnier. Call me crazy but i would actually play this game daily if i could add images even if it's made in the worst way possible.
It has been done! :) You can do it either by copy-pasting or dragging and dropping an image onto the board.
I played chess against Chat GTP. Very interesting game!
its a great game. nothing else to say
Thank you, I'm glad you like it!
Grandmasters will never understand the depth of No Rules Chess.
can I turn a piece upside down. No, why?
You're right. This chess game has too many rules. Why can't I add/remove pieces? The board? Why can't I move pieces deeper into or out of the screen? These unspoken rules are imposed on us unfairly. We need to escape the matrix.
oh man if this allowed for adding pieces it would be perfect for what i needed right now
There's a way to add and remove pieces now. While dragging, press the SPACE key to clone the piece you're dragging. Press the X key to delete the piece you're dragging.
Have fun! :)
You rule! Thank you very much!!!
Can I play with rules?
No rule says you can't. So yes.
You got me there, that is absolutely true.
Estou apenas contando uma História...
😊
Wow! I always thought chess had so many possibilities because of its ruleset. But if you remove the rules there are even more possibilities. Great idea
Thank you! =)
I accidently flung all of the pieces out of the window. Now we can't play
This is a common misconception. There are no rules against flinging the pieces out of the window. In practice, you are still playing No Rules Chess. We are all playing No Rules Chess, indefinitely.
In full-screen "ctrl + mouse scroll" to minimize size and bring the pieces back.
Hey, I love this. That's all.
Thank you! That's so sweet of you to say.