

Chess for idiots
Polish Hacker · February 1, 2024 · Parody , Abstract, Turn-Based Strategy, Multiplayer, Funny
Chess for idiots is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.
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Chess for idiots is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.
About Chess for idiots
Chess for idiots is a chaotic take on chess where standard rules are eliminated, letting players move any piece anywhere and capture multiple opponents at once, with victory decided by low IQ and the game's creator's whim. It blends childhood coin-blowing games with absurdist humor and Polish political satire, complete with ridiculous weapons like invisible hands of market and inflation grenades.
Chess for idiots - a discipline of intellectual sport, invented and initiated by Ozjasz Goldberg. Seemingly chess for idiots resembles regular chess. The game is played on the same board using the same pieces. However, this is where the similarities end, because everything that would discriminate intellectually against players was eliminated from the rules. Therefore, there are practically no rules, and players can make any move with any pieces and capture any number of opponent's pieces. The victory is determined by the IQ (the lower, the greater the chances of winning) and the decision of Ozjasz Goldberg.
Weapons:
- Blowing
- Arrow
- Invisible hand of market
- Brushwood+
- Wozdoopy Grenade
- Inflation
- Hot Sauce
- And more...
True story:
When I was going to primary school, there was this guy named Paweł, and during breaks I played a game with him which involved blowing own coin in turns to land on the opponent's coin. Years later, I met Paweł and we remembered about this game, that day I couldn't sleep and I decided to copy this game to the computer. In addition to the coin mode, I added a chess mode and posted a video from a very early version of the game on a certain Facebook group where someone commented that it looked like Chess for idiots - it is a Polish political meme referring to a certain statement of a controversial politician, then I decided that this game will be a political satire. The game is therefore simultaneously a recreation of a physical game from my childhood, a parody of chess and a Polish political satire.
Chess for idiots — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Player modes
- Online PvP, Split screen
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
DLC & expansions
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Chess for idiots is a deliberately silly take on chess that appeals primarily to players looking for humor over serious strategy. Reviews are overwhelmingly mixed and dismissive, with most players acknowledging the game is intentionally bad or confusing, though a few seem to enjoy the absurdist humor. Players generally do not recommend it unless you specifically want a joke game rather than functional chess.
it's stupid, but that's the point. play it if you're an idiot that likes chess I guess, since it's chess for idiots.1 found this helpful
OOOOOO very smart game!
i nuhhed
its ass, but you probably already know that.
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270+ rated in blitz but i don't know how to play this
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