# Explosive Chess — Arm & Detonate

> Arm & Detonate (iPhone/iPad app by Jason Fawley.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/explosive-chess/id6809999414 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jason Fawley](https://appshunter.io/developer/6809999416)
- Category: Games
- Price: $2.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-09

## What is Explosive Chess?

Explosive Chess is a turn-based strategy game that combines chess movement with tactical, timed bomb explosions. Move your pieces like chess — but the only way to destroy anything is with bombs.

Every turn you choose: move a piece, or arm a bomb. Bombs detonate on a fuse, blast in patterns determined by the piece that armed them, and friendly fire is real. Your own King can be destroyed by your own bomb.

HOW TO PLAY
Select a piece and move it — or switch to Arm mode and place a bomb on any square it threatens. Every piece has a unique blast shape. Rooks blast in a cross. Knights blast in an L-pattern that ignores everything in between. Pawns blast diagonally forward. The only way to win is to destroy the enemy King.

FEATURES
· Single-player vs AI with three difficulty levels — Easy, Medium, and Hard
· Pass & Play multiplayer on one device
· Three power-ups hidden in destructible rubble: Extra Bomb, Fuse Control, and Shield
· Randomized board layouts every game — no two games play the same
· No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Buy it once, own it forever.

## Is Explosive Chess safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Explosive Chess.

## Is Explosive Chess legit?

Explosive Chess has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Explosive Chess is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.01 — 2026-09-19

Explosive Chess has a new name! The gameplay is exactly the same — this update only changes the app's name and branding to avoid confusion with an unrelated app.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-17

No release notes.

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