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Card 751 of 9982026-09-08 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-08

Rookmancer — Chess with a spell up your sleeve

rookmancer.com Observed source
Editorial interest 86/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A browser chess variant where players cast one of 22 spells before making each normal legal move.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-08 issue.

Field notes

The game keeps standard chess movement, legal moves, check, and checkmate, then inserts one optional spell before each move. Players choose an eight-card loadout from 22 spells and draw a five-card hand; listed effects include exchanging unlike pieces, recruiting an enemy pawn, and creating two pawns from a sacrificed minor piece. A separate solo mode, The Shattered Crown, is described as three realms and twelve encounters, with progress saved on the device.

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OpenPublic substance visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use

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