Macht richtig Laune!
Ich habe schon ewig kein Schach gespielt, nie professionell, nur hobbymäßig und auch eher Anfängerniveau. Ich habe eigentlich nur nach einer netten Unterhaltung auf der Apple Watch gesucht und das mal ausprobiert. Zuerst dachte ich, die halbe Größe, das kann ja gar nicht funktionieren. Aber tatsächlich fühlt es sich nach einer Weile wirklich an wie richtiges Schach auf dem großen Brett! Die Figuren und Regeln sind ja trotzdem dieselben und es macht echt erstaunlich viel Spaß! Zuerst hat es eine Weile gedauert, bis ich auf der leichtesten Stufe den Computer mal geschlagen habe aber nach ein paar Tagen Übung habe ich jetzt sogar auf der schwersten Stufe gewonnen. Da ich kein Kasparov bin, weiß ich nicht, ob das jetzt für die App spricht oder eher nicht 😄. Ich habe keinen Vergleich zu anderen Schach Apps kann aber für mich jedenfalls sagen, es ist ein netter Zeitvertreib, es bringt die grauen Zellen in Schwung und die Übung hilft garantiert auch für das große Schach!
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Avoid
Easily the worst app on the entire platform. It is nearly impossible to win in the half format. You are at a completely 99:1 disadvantage. It’s not a fair game. Whichever side goes second is almost garunteed to win and the bot is always second move. The bot also will specifically try and stalemate the game if it starts to lose
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Macht Spaß
Und auf die Schnelle eine gute Unterhaltung. Richtige Größe für die Apple Watch!
Awful app
Never have won once
Way too difficult
Despite changing the difficulty, the computer is ridiculously hard to beat.
Developers, please make the novice level easier to play as its one of the few watch apps.
Developers, please make the novice level easier to play as its one of the few watch apps.
Unmöglich
Nach mehreren Versuchen, sogar auf der leichtesten Schwierigkeit, kann ich schlussfolgern, dass es unmöglich ist zu gewinnen.
Der Bot gewinnt jedes Mal und ich bin leidenschaftlicher Schachspieler…
Der Bot gewinnt jedes Mal und ich bin leidenschaftlicher Schachspieler…
Glitch
The game was not working so I deleted it from my watch and now I can’t get it back
Difficult gameplay
One of two things happen when I play this game. 1) I lose. Even the Novice setting is difficult with so little room to move around and only one of each back row piece. 2) It locks up. I’ve been stuck many times with every move I try being illegal. I’ll keep playing and update my review if it gets any better, but overall it’s not as much fun as I was led to believe.
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Hard
I am 40 years old & certainly not a no is yet I can’t beat it on the easiest setting
Knight In center of board
Hi I’ve got my knight in the center of the board and it won’t move anywhere. What gives?
Cheats
This game has repeatedly declared a stalemate on the hardest setting when I’m just about to win. Best avoided.
I got the wrong app.
This doesn’t work on my watch. I have a 5.0 iWatch. Can I get my money back?
It works but
Yes, the game works but it can be improved a lot:
- First, the crown is not used at all.
- There’s no preview for possible movements when you select a piece.
- You can only be whites.
- the 3D Touch/force touch should be the main menu. And if you really want to have undo, put it in the top, not the bottom.
- there’s no timer nor extra types of gameplay excepting regular match.
- expert has the same ai than mid. Dunno why there are 2 levels.
- no tutorials nor menu, nor ui.
- First, the crown is not used at all.
- There’s no preview for possible movements when you select a piece.
- You can only be whites.
- the 3D Touch/force touch should be the main menu. And if you really want to have undo, put it in the top, not the bottom.
- there’s no timer nor extra types of gameplay excepting regular match.
- expert has the same ai than mid. Dunno why there are 2 levels.
- no tutorials nor menu, nor ui.
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Loving this baby chessboard
what’s interesting is that it’s a completely different game when you cut it down to this size. Not easier. Not harder. Just as much fun, which surprised me.
AI issues
Though the game is great at the start and deserves 5 stars, by a week later I can continually beat the game by performing the same 8 moves. At the start I thought the AI was reacting to my moves based on previous moves and at least somewhat looking forward. Instead the AI reacts to all moves the same way. This is how I realized the 8 moves that will always lead to a checkmate.
1) (W) Queen Pawn move forward
(B) reacts with Bishop Pawn takes Queen Pawn
2) (W) Knight to Queen Pawn’s starting square
(B) reacts with Rook Pawn forward
3) (W) King Pawn takes pawn
(B) reacts with King Pawn takes pawn
4) (W) Bishop Pawn takes pawn
(B) Knight Threatens Queen
5) (W) Knight Pawn takes Knight
(B) Queen Pawn takes pawn
5) (W) Queen put King in check
(B) King moves in front of Queen
6) (W) Knight puts King in check
(B) Queen takes Knight
7) (W) Queen moves up in line with King
(B) Checkmate
If you want I can send you a video. Please make AI somewhat smarter and get 5 stars from me.
(Edit) I didn’t know that there was an expert level. I have now set it to expert to see what happens. I added a star now that I know this.
I tried Intermediate and can beat the game using the same combination of moves.
I will now move on to expert.
I finally won in Expert mode. If you’re willing to sacrifice important pieces you can in fact win. 5 stars.
Ok Expert is tougher.
1) (W) Queen Pawn move forward
(B) reacts with Bishop Pawn takes Queen Pawn
2) (W) Knight to Queen Pawn’s starting square
(B) reacts with Rook Pawn forward
3) (W) King Pawn takes pawn
(B) reacts with King Pawn takes pawn
4) (W) Bishop Pawn takes pawn
(B) Knight Threatens Queen
5) (W) Knight Pawn takes Knight
(B) Queen Pawn takes pawn
5) (W) Queen put King in check
(B) King moves in front of Queen
6) (W) Knight puts King in check
(B) Queen takes Knight
7) (W) Queen moves up in line with King
(B) Checkmate
If you want I can send you a video. Please make AI somewhat smarter and get 5 stars from me.
(Edit) I didn’t know that there was an expert level. I have now set it to expert to see what happens. I added a star now that I know this.
I tried Intermediate and can beat the game using the same combination of moves.
I will now move on to expert.
I finally won in Expert mode. If you’re willing to sacrifice important pieces you can in fact win. 5 stars.
Ok Expert is tougher.
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Annoying !!
At first it was a great, challenging way to spend time. However, I soon noticed it would glitch and i wouldn’t be able to make specific moves that would otherwise tip the game in my advantage. For example, my bishop wouldn’t move in a certain diagonal direction when it should, or my pawn wouldn’t move forward into an empty space. It’s incredibly annoying.
It also frequently freezes and I end up having to delete the app and redownload for it to work again.
It also frequently freezes and I end up having to delete the app and redownload for it to work again.
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It wasn’t what I thought
I guess my fault. I wanted a full chess board and didn’t realize it’s half the pieces. My fault, signs are there. I just missed it. Mini chess takes everything I love about chess and throws it away. Sorry, this game is not for me.
Extremely Difficult
Mini Chess for Apple Watch is extremely fun and an incredible way to pass time. The only thing that was not great (and the reason for only a 4 star) is how difficult it is. If you have no prior experience with chess this is not the place to start. It took me almost 30 tries to win Novice mode. It is possible, so don’t listen to reviews that say otherwise.
You can also find ways to beat it off of YouTube, google, etc.
You can also find ways to beat it off of YouTube, google, etc.
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Like it
Nice game. Really tough to beat though. Gor the developer, is there any way to change this to an easier difficulty level?
Freezes
Have had to uninstall and reinstall this app multiple times to work around the app freezing up on my watch. Overall, not a terrible app, but very limited possibilities to move the pieces. I would not purchase this app if given the chance.
