Rising Tide Chess
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Subtitle: Chess on a shrinking island

Promotional text
The tide floods the edges of the board and washes away whatever stands there. Twice. Real chess, a shrinking battlefield and a countdown you can always see.

Short description
Chess where the tide floods the board's edges. Save your pieces and your king.

Full description
Rising Tide Chess is real chess played on a shrinking island. Twice during the game the tide rises and floods the outer ring of the board, washing away every piece that stands there. First the board shrinks to six by six, then to four by four. Plan your pieces and your king around the countdown, because the tide always arrives on time.

WHAT YOU GET
- Full chess rules, including castling, en passant and promotion
- A computer opponent that understands the tide, with three difficulty levels
- Always-visible tide countdown and a clear warning for pieces in danger
- A special tide check rule that keeps kings from drowning: get out in time or lose
- An interactive tutorial that teaches the tide, the king rule and the shrinking board
- A hint that shows a strong move
- Local statistics and badges to chase
- Elegant pieces, flowing water and haptics (switch them off any time)
- Works completely offline. No account, no ads, no timers
- Available in 20 languages

HOW IT WORKS
Play chess as usual. After the 12th move of each side the outer ring floods, then six moves later the next ring floods. Pieces on flooded squares are removed. On your last move before a tide, your king must be off the doomed ring, just as it must not stay in check. Pawns promote on the farthest remaining rank, castling is only possible before the first tide, and on the final four-by-four board ten moves each without a capture end in a draw.

PRIVACY
Rising Tide Chess never asks you to sign in. If you agree, the game sends anonymous usage statistics and crash reports to help us improve it. You can say no and the game works exactly the same, and you can change your choice in Settings at any time.

Screenshot captions
1. Chess on a shrinking island
2. Save your king in time
3. The tide washes pieces away
4. Down to a 4×4 island
5. Learn it in 8 short steps
6. Offline. No ads. No timers.
