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CurseForge · Minecraft mod

Escher's Gambit

A Chess Sandbox where Figures can move across Walls and Stuff. It is easy and Intuitive to use!

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Updated 2 years ago
beta file EschersGambit.jar
Game version 1.20.1
Loader Fabric

Escher's Gambit EschersGambit.jar targets 1.20.1 with Fabric. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 1 required mods have matching files.

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Is Escher's Gambit required on the client, server, or both?

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What else does Escher's Gambit EschersGambit.jar need?

EschersGambit.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

All 1 required mods have matching files

Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.

Fabric API Needed by Escher's Gambit EschersGambit.jar
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Matching file found Matched file: [1.20.1] Fabric API 0.92.12+1.20.1

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  1. 01

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    Use EschersGambit.jar. It targets 1.20.1 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

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  3. 03

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About this project

What does Escher's Gambit add?

Welcome to the Escher's Gambit​ Mod!

This Mod is based on the Game of Chess but Figures can move on Walls!
The Figures are displayed using Items in Item Frames. When you click on an Item with the correct Rod you see where it can move and can click on the highlighted squares to automatically move it there!
For playing in Creative Mode it is strongly recommended to set the Gamerule "isChessSurvivalOptimized" to false.

Items:

This Mod adds Chess Pieces that can be played with! They come in 4 Colors and can be moved over Edges!

They can be moved using the "Colour" Rod of Moving and can be destroyed or Rotated using The Rod of Removal and Rod of Rotation!

Rules:

  1. At their Turn a Player can move a Piece of their own Colour.

  2. When the Opponents King is taken/checkmated by someone, that Player has lost.

  3. The Rod of Rotation and Rod of Removal are banned during the Game.

Feel free to change the Rules as you like and maybe even come up with your own Boards :)
The Aim of this Mod is to provide a Sandbox that can be used in different ways.

Survival:

To get the "Chess Core"-Item to begin crafting your Chess Pieces you have to hit a Zombie that has exactly 1 HP.

For more Info I recommend checking out the Wiki!

Showcase:

https://youtu.be/WASly_gdlzY?si=hF5M_EDiW4D_oAlU

Why should I download the Mod?

You Should download the Mod if you like to try out new crazy and weird Versions of Chess!

Regarding Bugs:

❗❗❗❗❗If you encounter any bugs or have feature suggestions please consider opening an Issue at my Github-Page. This is a one-Person-Project so it is difficult to find every bug immediately.❗❗❗❗❗

Project description from CurseForge.

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