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Game entry

Battle Chess

1988 · Card & Board, Strategy · PC, DOS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Commodore CDTV, PC-98, Apple II, 3DO, Apple IIGS, Sharp X68000, Acorn Archimedes, FM Towns · Fujitsu Interactive

Battle Chess holds position no. 3,005 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,453 ELO points and 46% of duels won out of 67 played. Of the 3 duels that pitted it against Mario Party DS, it has won 3 and lost 0. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 9 out of 16 (1988).

World rank

no. 3,005

ELO score

1,453

Wins

46%

Duels played

67

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About Battle Chess

Battle Chess was developed by Interplay as their first project after severing ties with Electronic Arts. They designed it for the Amiga in 1988, and it was released on the majority of the other systems in the late 1980s and early 1990s as well. It was widely successful, and resulted in two follow-ups, many copy-cat games, and a remake for Steam on PC. The only significant criticism the game received was the weak chess AI, as it was not until the mid 1990s that chess ai began to consistently win against strong opponents.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,453 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Battle Chess sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,002 Torchlight III 1,453
  2. 3,003 Defiance 1,453
  3. 3,004 Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse 1,453
  4. 3,005 Battle Chess 1,453
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  6. 3,007 Pepper Grinder 1,453
  7. 3,008 Black Mirror III: Final Fear 1,453

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The standing

Where Battle Chess ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Battle Chess stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 9 out of 16 (1988).

Where Battle Chess ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,005 5,035
Card & Board 41 63
1980s 79 155
1988 9 16

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