Chess: Evolved!

Pieces now have Health (HP)!

• Pieces have HP equal to their material value (except the King, which has 10 HP).

Pieces now have Attack values (ATK)!

• Pieces have ATK equal to their material value (except Spearman & Overlord).  

Pieces can now Evolve!

• Evolved Pieces are worth 2x their initial value when captured.

Pieces now have Actions & Abilities!

• Actions include all standard Piece Movement & most Abilities. 
  • Players take 1 Action each turn (unless otherwise stated).
• Abilities are either Active or Passive!

Active Abilities are selected by the player.

• These usually cost an Action. 

Passive Abilities

• Always in effect or have specific triggers for when/ how to activate.
• These always cost no Action and are triggered.    

• Pieces unlock Abilities when they Evolve! 

Level-Up details for each Piece are as follows:

Piece Name	Material Value/ Attack Value/ Health Pool	Evolved Name	Evolution Criteria	Evolved Material Value/ Attack Value/ Health Pool
Pawn	1/ 1 ATK/ 1 HP	Spearman	+1 Capture Value	2/ 2 ATK/ 2 HP
Knight	3/ 3 ATK/ 3 HP	Mounted Archer	+3 Capture Value	6/ 6 ATK/ 6 HP
Bishop	3/ 3 ATK/ 3 HP	Cardinal	+3 Capture Value	6/ 6 ATK/ 6 HP
Rook	5/ 5 ATK/ 5 HP	Trebuchet	+5 Capture Value	10/ 10 ATK/ 10 HP
Queen	9/ 9 ATK/ 9 HP	Valkyrie	+9 Capture Value	18/ 18 ATK/ 18 HP
King	Enemy Win/  10 ATK/ 10 HP	Overlord	+10 Capture Value/  Reach Enemy Back row	Enemy Match Win/ 0 ATK/ 20 HP

Evolved Pieces

SPEARMAN:

• HP: 2
• ATK: 2
  •  Lined (adjacent via the same Diagonal, File, or Rank).
• Value = 2

Ability: Omni-Movement (Active).

• Can move 1 Square in any direction.
  • Costs an Action.

Ability: Skewer (Passive)

• Skewers enemy pieces and walls, it captures. 
  • Deals 2 damage to Pieces (behind the skewered Piece).
    • Does not harm your Pieces.
  • Costs no Action each turn.
• Skewer length = # of Lined Spearman. 
  • (e.g., Lined Spearman = 3)
    • Skewer extends 3 Squares behind the 1st captured Piece.

MOUNTED ARCHER:

• HP: 6
• ATK: 6
• Value = 6

Ability: Trick Shot (Passive)

• After moving, this Piece can now fire an arrow at any Piece/ Wall positioned 1 Knight’s move away from it.
  • Costs no Action each turn.

CARDINAL:

• HP: 6
• ATK: 6
• Value = 6

Ability: Resurrect (Active)

• The player can forgo their Action, on a turn, to return any previously captured standard Piece (besides the King).
• The resurrected Piece returns to its starting square or the nearest adjacent square (if the starting square is occupied).
  • Can only Resurrect Pieces ≤ the Cardinal’s captured value.

TREBUCHET:

• HP: 10
• ATK: 10
• Value = 10

Ability: Lob/ Hurl (Active)

• The player can forgo moving this turn to deal 3 damage to any target along its file or rank.
• Pieces on adjacent squares to the target also take 1 damage.
  • Costs an Action.

VALKYRIE:

• HP: 18
• ATK: 18
• Value = 18

Ability: Fly (Active)

• Can Leap over other Pieces (like a Knight), to capture enemy Pieces on adjacent capture points (i.e., its current Diagonals, Ranks & Files).
  • Costs an Action.

OVERLORD:

• HP: 20
• ATK: 0
  • Can no longer attack/ capture Pieces.
• Value = Enemy Match Win

Ability: Fortify (Active)

• Once per game, summons up to 8 Walls (adjacent to one another).
  • One Wall must be placed at most 2 squares (from the Overlord).
  • Costs no Action.
• Wall:
  • HP: 3
  • ATK: 0
  • Value = N/A
• Each Wall grants adjacent ally Pieces +3 HP.
• Certain Abilities/ Pieces bypass Walls. 
  • Ranged attacks, such as the Mounted Archer’s Trick Shot or Trebuchet’s Lob.
  • Pieces with Fly or that Leap (like a Knight). 
  • 2 or more Lined Spearman.
    • All other Pieces that attack a Wall are captured, dealing 1 damage (to ‘that’ Wall).

Ability: Teleport (Active)

• Can move to any empty square on the board, once each turn.
  • Costs no Action.

How To Play

• Players play 1 Match = Best of 3 Games against one another.
  • Standard rules related to Draws, Stalemates, Checks, and Checkmates still apply. 
• Ways to Win the Game:
  • Checkmating the opponent’s King
  • Deal 10 damage (or more) to the opponent’s King.
  • Stalemating the opponent’s Overlord.
• Ways to Win a Match:
  • Checkmating the opponent’s King (Twice).
  • Checkmating the opponent’s Overlord (Once).
  • Deal 20 damage (or more) to the opponent’s Overlord.