Battle Chess

Battle Chess

Interplay · 1988

What it does best

  • strategy

  • turn-based strategy (tbs)

  • card & board game

  • fantasy

The setup

What you are walking into

Battle Chess was developed by Interplay as their first project after severing ties with Electronic Arts. They designed it for the Amiga in 1988, and it was released on the majority of the other systems in the late 1980s and early 1990s as well. It was widely successful, and resulted in two follow-ups, many copy-cat games, and a remake for Steam on PC. The only significant criticism the game received was the weak chess AI, as it was not until the mid 1990s that chess ai began to consistently win against strong opponents.

Where it lives

Acorn ArchimedesAmiga CD32Apple IIGSPC-9800 SeriesSharp X68000Commodore C64/128/MAXAtari ST/STEPC (Microsoft Windows)3DO Interactive MultiplayerCommodore CDTVDOSFM TownsAmigaApple II

Genre

StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Card & Board Game

Vibe

FantasyHistorical
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