Play my Android chess sandbox?

[zulban]

Hello again folks. My Android game ChessCraft is now stable and awesome enough for beta testers! Click here if you're interested in playing. Here's the pitch:

Never play the same game of chess again! ChessCraft is a chess sandbox with an AI computer opponent. Customise chess boards, rules, and pieces. Play your creations against a computer opponent, or choose from one of 60 built-in chess boards in adventure mode.

In the past I've talked about chess AI in this forum. So thanks for the help:

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You can see the ChessCraft faq for info about how good the AI is currently, how it works, and planned improvements. The AI isn't meant to compete with stockfish - nor could it because the editor is so flexible. However it's a ton of fun.

When I finish public tests and do a proper release, I'll be writing about the computer science (especially graph theory) which I used for such a flexible AI. I'll also be releasing my art assets creative commons or public domain.

Let me know what you all think! Thanks.

[zulban]

Note: you'll have to send me an email using your gmail account for me to add you to the group of testers.

chesscraftgame@gmail.com