HexChess Engine

A Simple twist on chess, its played on a hexagonal board.

Table of Contents

• Features
• TryItYourself
• Controls
• Gameplay
• License

Features

• Drag and Drop or Click and Drag.

TryItYourself

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/leothecrz/GodotHexChess.git
   cd GodotHexChess

2. Open the project in Godot:

   • Open your Godot engine.
   • Click on "Import", select the project.godot file from the cloned directory.

3. Run the project:

   • Click on the play button to launch the game.

Controls

• Mouse:
  • (WIP)
• Keyboard Shortcuts:
  • (WIP)

Gameplay

Hexagonal Chess follows most of the traditional chess rules with a couple caveats:

• Each piece’s movement is adapted to fit a hexagonal grid.
  • PAWN: Moves 1 Hex towards the opponent. Can attack 1 Hex to either opponent facing diagonals.
  • KNIGH : Moves in 'L' shape JUMPS from staring hex. 2 edge touching hex straight, and 1 one to either diagonal on the facing away from the start HEX.
  • BISHOP : Moves any number of Hex on the the straight lines from the vertexes of starting Hex. Moves along the same color.
  • ROOK : Moves any number Hex on the edge touching straigh lines from the starting Hex.
  • QUEEN: Has both ROOK and BISHOP moves.
  • KING : Moves 1 Hex to all 6 edge touching Hex and to all Hex 1 vetex line away.

Rules Overview:

• Each player takes turns to move one piece.
• Check and checkmate mechanics remain the same.
• There is no castling
• If a pawn captures and lands on one of the starting pawn positions it retains its ability two move 2 Hex foward.

Folder Structure:

License

Contributions

By : LeothEcRz