Checkmist

Checkmist is chess on a random island you can't fully see.

You only see what your pieces can see. Scout into the mist, find the enemy King and capture it. There's no check, so Kings can simply be taken.

- Fog of war: hide in forests and spring ambushes

- Orders: move several pieces each turn, and buy more with Gold

- Economy: hold Mines, upgrade your Keep, recruit Rooks, Scouts and a Queen

- Tech tree: 12 techs across Military, Economy, Intelligence and Command

- Formations: line up pieces into a Phalanx, Wedge or Ranger Patrol and march them together for one order

- Random maps every game: Open Plains, Deep Woods, River Crossing, Highlands

HOW TO PLAY

New? Start with the Tutorial, a 10-minute guided battle.

Play the bot, which only sees through its own fog, just like you.

Play online: quick match, browse open games, or create a game and send a friend the room code.

Works on desktop and phones. Free, no account needed.

The first online game after a quiet spell can take up to a minute while the server wakes up.

This is an early version and I'd love feedback. Leave a comment with what was fun, what was confusing, and any bugs.