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24 alternatives to Really Bad Chess

Chess with totally random pieces

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Really Bad Chess launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Chesscademy▲135

   A fun and free way to learn chess.

   2014 · chesscademy.com · its alternatives →

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   ChessGPT – have a bad game of chess with ChatGPT▲7

   2023 · chessgpt.atomic14.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Square Off▲144

   World’s smartest chess board

   2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Bad Words Game▲63

   A twisted tile game

   2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Game About Squares▲178

   Sorry in advance for the lost productivity…

   2014 · gameaboutsquares.com · its alternatives →

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   Play Chess Without Moving Pieces▲36

   Guess AI Engine Tournament Position, Fun Stury Tool. Play Chess Without Moving Pieces. Crazy Chess is a Variant of Random Fisher and Really Bad Chess. Because of the rearranged pieces, players cannot use typical chess opening moves. study tool to understand chess, and learning how to read the board.

   2017 · ba.net · its alternatives →

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   Pitch Deck▲63

   A game about ridiculous pitches for bad startup ideas

   2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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   BrainyChess▲83

   Play, practice, analyze, and save chess games online!

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Halfchess▲69

   Learn to be a better Chess player, playable in your browser

   2017 · halfchess.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    I made a little puzzle game about a rogue chess knight▲155

    2025 · knightride.rakhim.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Blanks▲64

    A Card Game for Dirty Minds

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Untap▲61

    The ultimate playtester!

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Cards Against Silicon Valley▲11

    A game for terrible tech people

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Gambit▲77

    New gaming platform from the founders of chess.com

    2015 · gambit.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Playtest▲89

    Be the first to play tomorrow's games.

    2014 · playte.st · its alternatives →

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    God Hates Charades▲91

    A card game like charades - only edgier and with talking

    2015 · godhatescharades.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fortune Catcher▲68

    2 people, 1 keyboard and random controls = mayhem

    2015 · muyo.itch.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Bad Banker for iOS▲58

    Strategic puzzle game about economy

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cubits!▲79

    A game where less is more.

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Splice▲60

    An experimental and artistic puzzler

    2015 · cipherprime.com · its alternatives →

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    Diced▲70

    Casual puzzle game from Drafts app creator

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Half chess▲76

    A casual chess game where games only last 5 minutes

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Happy Mitten - 12: Board Games, Business, and Dice Hate Me▲53

    Chris Kirkman talks about running a game publishing company

    2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

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    Board Defenders▲75

    Puzzel games based on the chess rules

    2015 · ludusstudio.com · its alternatives →

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