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Makruk: Thai Chess

Makruk: Thai Chess

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Size:49.4 MBRate:4.0

OS:Android 8.0+Updated:Mar 10,2025

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Application Description

Thai chess, a captivating board game, unfolds on an 8x8 grid, mirroring the familiar chessboard. The starting positions largely match those of classical chess, with two key exceptions: the white queen begins on e1, and the white king on d1 (each king positioned to the left of its queen from the player's perspective); and pawns occupy the third rank (white) and sixth rank (black).

King, rook, and pawn movements largely adhere to traditional chess rules: 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 and captures diagonally forward. The game supports single-player modes against AI, local two-player games on a single device, and online multiplayer matches.

Piece Movements:

  • 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, then one square perpendicularly), as in European chess.
  • Pawn: Moves one square forward vertically and captures one square diagonally forward, mirroring European chess rules. Pawns promote to a queen upon reaching the sixth rank.

Winning the Game:

Checkmating the opponent's king secures victory, as in classical chess. A stalemate results in a draw.

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