Observed arrival · 2026-09-24
Gambit Rise: chess with hit points, heroes, and campaign chapters
Gambit Rise presents a browser chess RPG alongside classic chess, with a campaign, character abilities, and online and local play modes.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
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- For
- Chess players looking for RPG-style battles
- Worth noticing
- The page lists 32 abilities and says defeated monsters can be recruited using gold and a sacrifice from your roster.
Field notes
The described roster mixes familiar chess pieces with figures that have altered movement, including a four-square Dragon that moves as a block. Battles also include consumables and deployable defenses: the page says players may place up to two walls before a fight, and that walls can withstand one to three hits. Android access is presented as forthcoming, not available.
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○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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