4×4 Solo Mini Chess Puzzles

Product Features

4×4 Chess board
Try to solve with the most points
Great for learning the movement rules of Chess
Choose from 2 to 8 pieces
Fun for all ages

Product Description

This is a solitaire game of Chess.
You are presented with a 4×4 Chess board populated from a pool consisting of 8 pieces: 2 Rooks, 2 Bishops, 2 Knights, 1 Queen, and 1 King. There are no Pawns. Using the movement rules of standard Chess, your goal is to clear the board of all but your last attacking piece with the highest possible score. Tap on your attacking piece to lift it from the board (it will glow blue), then tap on the piece you wish to capture. If you make a mistake and wish to choose a different attacking piece, tap on the attacking piece you originally chose and it will release (it will not glow blue).Alternatively, although you cannot drag or fling the pieces, you can sort of slide your finger from the attacking piece over to the capture piece and lift without highlighting the attacking piece.Here are the rules:
1) Each move must result in a capture.
2) There is no Check rule for the King.
3) To win the board capture all but your last attacking piece.

Points are awarded depending on which piece you use to capture, and are assigned thusly:

Queen = 1 point
Rook = 2 points
King = 3 points
Bishop = 4 points
Knight = 5 points

For example, if you capture another piece with the Knight you are awarded 5 points.

Boards will usually have more than one solution. However, your goal is to try to solve the board with the most points for that scenario. Boards are not just randomly generated, but go through a complex algorithm to generate a solvable board. If you get stuck on a board, you may request another board by selecting Number of Pieces and choosing your desired board.