Three-kings chess: King Reborn

Losing your king is only the start of the trouble. The next one can be a rook that walks the files or a knight that jumps, which makes it very hard to catch, and a pawn king can even promote with its crown on.

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

How it plays

1. Take the king. No check, no mate: capture their king.
2. Crown a new one. A fallen king’s side crowns one of its pieces. It keeps its moves.
3. Three kings. Each side has three. Take the third one to win.

The details

It moves as it did

A rook king walks the files, a knight king jumps, a pawn king plods (and promotes, crown and all).

Nobody left

Leave them nobody to crown and the game is yours too. Castling and the rest are as ever.

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