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Makruk: Thai Chess

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Thai Chess: A Guide to Gameplay

Thai chess, a captivating board game, unfolds on an 8x8 grid, much like its Western counterpart. The initial setup mirrors classical chess with two key distinctions: the white queen starts on e1 and the white king on d1 (each king positioned to the left of its queen from the player's perspective); and pawns begin on the third rank (white on the third, black on the sixth).

The movement of the king, rook, and pawn remains consistent with traditional chess: the king moves one square in any direction, the rook moves any number of unoccupied squares horizontally or vertically, and the pawn advances one square forward, capturing diagonally forward. The game supports single-player mode against AI, local two-player mode, and online multiplayer.

Piece Movement:

King: Moves as in European chess. Castling is not permitted.
Queen: Moves only one square diagonally.
Rook: Moves any number of unoccupied squares horizontally or vertically.
Bishop: Moves one square diagonally in any direction, or one square forward vertically.
Knight: Moves in an "L" shape – two squares in one direction (horizontally or vertically), then one square perpendicularly (as in European chess).
Pawn: Moves one square forward vertically and captures one square diagonally forward (as in European chess). Pawn promotion is limited to transforming into a queen upon reaching the sixth rank.

Winning the Game:

The objective, as in classical chess, is to checkmate the opponent's king. A stalemate results in a draw.

Additional Game Information

Version: 3.9.5

Size: 49.4 MB

OS: Android 8.0+

Platform: Android

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