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{{Infobox video game
| title = Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure
| developer = Pixel Wizards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/575340/Chessaria_The_Tactical_Adventure/|title=Steam store page|publisher=Steam|accessdate=April 4, 2018}}</ref>
| publisher =
| director = 
| producer = 
| designer = Matthieu Baldy 
| composer = Ben Rawles
| artist = 
| writer = 
| released = March 8, 2018
| genre = Chess, [[Software:Turn-based strategy|Turn-based strategy]]
| modes = Single player<br>Local Multiplayer<br>[[Software:Online game|Online Multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]],  [[Software:Mac OS|Mac]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791460003148/announcements/detail/1642006318244574827|title=New Update v1.08 - Mac version |date=13 June 2018 |publisher=Steam|accessdate=June 13, 2018}}</ref>
| image = Chessaria video game cover art.jpg
| caption = Cover art showing the High Elves surrounded by the Dark Elves and the Orcs.
}}

'''''Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure''''' is a 3D chess game developed by Pixel Wizards and released on [[Software:Steam (service)|Steam]] ([[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]]/[[Software:Mac OS|Mac]]) in March 2018.

==Gameplay==
''Chessaria'' is a video game in which the chess pieces come to life as animated fantasy characters. The game follows the rules of traditional chess and the battles always play out so that the capturing piece defeats its target. The game contains three playable armies (High Elves, Dark Elves, Orcs), each composed of six heroes based on the moves and attacks of chess pieces.

The goal of the game is level-based and includes rescue operations, zone domination, assassination missions and Boss battles. The game takes place on grids of different size set in scenery that impacts the tiles' accessibility. The game is played from an overhead perspective and offers a tactical view were the 3D pieces appear as [[Chess symbols in Unicode|chess icons]].

''Chessaria'' can be played in three game modes:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/575340/announcements/detail/2993081311585800942 |title=New Update v1.04 - Online Multiplayer & New languages)|website=steam.com|date=19 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.impulsegamer.com/chessaria-pc-game-review/ |title=Game review by impulsegamer.com (metacritic accredited)|website=impulsegamer.com|date=31 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://whatevo.com/post/150/chessaria-review/|title=Game review by whatevo.com|website=whatevo.com}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Adventure, Quick Game and Online Multiplayer. The ''Adventure'' is a solo campaign<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiemag.fr/articles/chessaria-echecs-scenarise-sauce-fantasy |title=Game review by indiemag.fr |website=indiemag.fr}}</ref> composed of a hundred<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamingway.fr/test-chessaria-the-tactical-adventure-pc/|title=Game review by gamingway.fr|website=gamingway.fr|date=2 April 2018}}</ref> [[Chess puzzle|chess puzzle]]s and chess battles. The ''Quick Game'' is a [[Software:Player versus player|PVP]]/[[Software:Player versus environment|PVE]] mode that allows playing customizable games of classic chess and chess variants such as Horde Chess and Barricade Chess. The ''Online Multiplayer'' is a [[Software:Player versus player|PVP]] game mode that enables Steam friends to play the ''Quick Game'' variants in [[Software:Online game|Online Multiplayer]] battles.

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==Plot==
The story<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chessaria.com/story/|title=Game's official website, Story section|publisher=Chessaria}}</ref> of Chessaria begins after a thousand years of peace and prosperity, the elven city of Silveran is attacked by a fire dragon coming from the north. The High Elves decide to embark on a journey to seek justice and unveil the truth behind the attack.

==Chess Engine==
The game's [[Software:Artificial intelligence in video games|Artificial Intelligence]] called ''Chessaria AICE'' was developed by Enrique Sánchez Acosta, a Ph.D. computer scientist, research and development software engineer, and computer chess programmer. The A.I. is an enhanced chess engine based on the research made for the Alfil chess engine, created by Acosta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/interview-with-enrique-sanchez-acosta-author-of-alfil/|title=Interview with Enrique Sánchez Acosta, author of Alfil|website=chessdom.com|date=5 March 2014 }}</ref> and rated over 2800 Elo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/rating_list_all.html|title=CCRL 40/40 Rating List|website=computerchess.org.uk}}</ref> ''Chessaria AICE'' supports [[Multithreading (computer architecture)|MultiThread]] computing, new missions outside of checkmate, asymmetrical objectives, new pieces and different kind of obstacles.

==Soundtrack==
The thirteen orchestral tracks of the game were created by British composer Ben Rawles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chessaria.com/|title=Game's Official Website|publisher=Chessaria|quote=soundtrack created by British composer Ben Rawles.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://benrawles.com/p/recent-projects.html|title=Ben Rawles' official website|publisher=Ben Rawles|access-date=2018-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714090231/http://www.benrawles.com/p/recent-projects.html|archive-date=2018-07-14|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9295612/|title=IMDB Page|website=imdb.com}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://chessaria.com Game's official website]
* [http://pixel-wizards.com Developer's official website]
* [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thepixelwizards/chessaria-the-tactical-adventure/description Game's Kickstarter page]

[[Category:Chess software]]
[[Category:Windows games]]
[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]]
[[Category:Strategy video games]]
[[Category:Turn-based strategy video games]]
[[Category:Turn-based tactics video games]]
[[Category:Fantasy video games]]

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