Shaolin Chess, coming soon!

I was almost sure this wouldn’t get to you...

The Grand Master has been kidnapped…

Choose your path to victory as you battle up to 5 of your friends, in five different game modes of hair raising arena combat.

Master the moves of the Shaolin Styles, scaling into Dojos, warring between nations, and recapturing the Grand Master from imminent danger.

About the game...

I wanted to create a pure strategy game, something that required more cunning and courage, rather than cash and chance.

Something that could be seen as beautiful, not only for its design but because it has a simple core set of rules....

so I made shaolin Chess, a strategy game designed to be played with 2-6 players. Ages 10 and up.

i tried my best to capture the strengths of the most iconic shaolin styles and put them into a team called "the 5 Guards", focusing on: the Tiger, Crane, Snake, Dragon, and Monkey styles.

There are 4 basic game modes you can choose from, each one derived and inspired from classic game modes like: Capture the flag, king of the hill, and death match. (look below for more descriptions)

most game modes can be set into team matches, or you can just brawl it out in a free for all. so there's incredible diversity within the game.

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The "5 Guards"

Shaolin Chess Has six beautiful characters to master:

The Tiger – Is strong and fierce.
The Dragon – Is proud and passionate.
The Crane – Is graceful and cutting.
The Snake – Is cunning and precise.
The Monkey – Is wild and unpredictable.
The Master – Is stoic and precise.

Each character is a Master in their own right... But the real master is the one who lives to fight another day.

Game Modes

Hover over game modes to get more information

Enlightenment

Capture

The

Flag

Bloodbath

Free for all

DOJO

Infiltrate

Duel

Show Down

Team

Who, and Why?

My Name is Sean...

Some of my favorite memories are of watching late night martial arts movies with my family, and gaming with my friends.

And although I love chess for its pure strategy, its biggest weakness is that it only allows for two players at a time, making it pretty flat at parties.

Shaolin chess allows for up to 6 players at a time, and the move sets are fairly easy. a whole family could learn to play in a night, So there's no reason for someone to be hovering over your shoulder, they can just sit down and join the next match.

After about a year and a half, of thinking, play testing, making lean, fattening up and starting over I've finally found a place I can call almost there.