By Oliver Wales
All normal chess rules apply! Move your pieces, capture opponents, and try to checkmate the enemy king. Pawns move forward, knights jump in an L-shape, bishops go diagonal, rooks go straight, queens go anywhere, and kings move one square.
Here's the fun twist! When you capture an opponent's Knight, Bishop, Rook, or Queen, AND you're missing that same type of piece, one of YOUR pieces regenerates on its starting square! Watch for the fireworks! 🎆
If you capture a Rook or Knight and can get one back, you'll choose which starting square to put it on (if both squares are empty). The piece appears instantly!
Bishops only regenerate if you're missing a bishop on that color square. So if you lose your dark-squared bishop, capturing an enemy bishop brings back a dark-squared one!
If your King makes it all the way to the other side of the board (the opponent's back rank), you earn a bonus pawn! You get to place it on any empty pawn starting square.
No worries! Use the "Undo" button to take back your last move. It's great for learning and trying different strategies!
Oliver loves playing chess and came up with the idea for Regenerative Chess to make the game even more exciting! He thought it would be cool if captured pieces could come back to help you win. When he's not inventing new chess rules, Oliver enjoys playing games and having fun!