Shard Rush: a chess treasure grab

A race for treasure where a capture is also a robbery. Taking a carrier pockets one shard and bursts the rest loose. Reach ten and you still have to survive three of their turns.

Play it now, freeAgainst a bot or online with friends. No download, no account.

How it plays

1. Grab. End a move on shards to carry them. The mine drips more.
2. Steal. Take a carrier to pocket a shard; the rest burst loose.
3. Hold. Reach 10 while ahead, then survive three of their turns.

The details

Your hero

Every piece moves as in chess; your hero leaps like a knight or a king and slides two on the diagonal.

Taken

A taken piece sits out two turns, then comes home shielded.

The bell

Six seconds a move; after 30 rounds, most shards wins.

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