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Abbreviation | LCH |
Developer | Krisalis Software |
Publisher | LEGO Media |
Universe | Chess |
Starting Level | [[]] |
Release Date | November 11th, 1998 |
Rating | 6.2/10 |
Systems | Microsoft Windows |
Categories | Characters Levels Episodes |
LEGO Chess |
LEGO Chess is a strategy chess game released on PC. The player can pick between either playing the Western or Pirate themes through Story Mode. Each piece capture comes with their own unique animation depending on the theme chosen. Although there's also the option to use the regular chess pieces.
The player is introduced to the character known simply as The King who prompts you to click on an option in the main menu. The pen on his throne will take the player to the sign in screen to start a new game, the treasure chest will allow the player to load a previous save, the window beside the chest will start a Network play, connecting to the internet to play against an online opponent player. The open book sends the player to the tutorial screen, the green crystal ball sends the player to the Settings screen, the chessboard starts a Quick Match, the curtains start Story Mode, the book on the side is a scrapbook showing off the different capture animations the player saw and the trapdoor quits the game.
Story Mode[]
Before starting Story Mode, the player is prompted to either pick the Western or the Pirate themes. In this mode the player can only play as the Hero side of the theme. If the player loses a round in the tournament they have to restart, luckily all the capture animations are still saved.
The story itself is a three round chess tournament which racks up in difficulty each round. After completing all three rounds, the player is rewarded with a certificate congratulating the player for winning the theme's scenario. Each capture animation the player has seen will be added to the scrapbook for the player to re-watch at anytime.
The certificate gained at the end can be printed out and is also saved in the scrapbook. Winning the rounds will also reward the player with the game's backgrounds to choose in Quick Play mode.
Quick Match[]
The player can set the difficulty for the computer or play against a second player. They can choose which Lego theme to play as or to play as regular chess pieces, they can also mix up the themes but doing so won't play any of the capture animations. Unlike in Story Mode, the player can choose to play as either the Hero or Villain faction. The corner of the screen is a hint button featuring a character from the team the player picked, giving the player advice for their next move.
The player can even choose to have two computers face off against each other. The Network Game is basically the same, only the player sets up a game over the internet with anyone else who also has the game, the host player gets to pick the theme, board and background.
How To Play[]
The Chess King will guide the player through a chess tutorial on a regular chessboard. The first book involves the basics about chess, including animations on how each of the pieces move and how many spaces they can move. The second book is of advanced chess, involving more detailed rules of the game and how to use the different pieces to their advantage. The final book details different chess tips and tricks for the player to learn in order to become a master chess player.
Each tutorial book has a puzzle to solve, rewarding the player with a Gold Award, getting all of them will grant the player a special reward in the scrapbook.
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Trivia[]
- The Castle theme was planned to be included as a third Tournament map, unfortunately it was scrapped due to time constraints
- Johnny Thunder (under his Sam Grant name) and a board based on the Adventurer's Egypt subtheme were also planned and have concept art of it, but was also scrapped
- Captain Redbeard is the King piece in the Pirates board, he would later go on to be a boss in LEGO Racers.