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. 2,079 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,501 ELO points and 49% of duels won out of 94 played. Of the 4 duels that pitted it against Mario Party, it has won 2 and lost 2. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 7 out of 15 (1988).

World rank

no. 2,079 =

ELO score

1,501

Wins

49%

Duels played

94

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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 1,501 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against Mario Party 50% 4 duels played · 77 points behind
against Mario Party DS 100% 3 duels played · 89 points ahead
against Magic: The Gathering Arena 100% 2 duels played · 73 points ahead
against Risk: Global Domination 50% 2 duels played · 88 points ahead
against Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 50% 2 duels played · 115 points behind

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The games Battle Chess sits between in the world ranking.

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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: 7 out of 15 (1988).

Where Battle Chess ranks
Ranking	Position	Games competing
World ranking	2,079	5,110
Card & Board	22	63
1980s	51	154
1988	7	15

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