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The Eat Chess mascot, a black chess pawn with a bite mark and a green ring, chasing a row of cream chess pieces across a chessboard
The Eat Chess series

Eat Chess games.
Chess puzzles.

Eat Chess is a small family of games built from chess ideas. Snack Attack, Royal Merge, Rogue Tactics, and Capture each use the board in a different way. Some are quick puzzle runs. Some take longer and ask you to plan.

Play Royal Merge in your browser See the games

Pick a game, learn the board, and play a run.

chef's note: Snack Attack, Royal Merge, and Board Together are out now on the App Store and Google Play. On Mac, Snack Attack Plus, Royal Merge Plus, and Board Together: Math Plus include the paid extras. Royal Merge is also out now for Apple Watch.

The Eat Chess mascot leaning over a chess board, studying the position
The menu

Same board family. Different games.

The series keeps the familiar shape of chess, then changes the job. One is about capture chains. One is about merging. One is a roguelite tactics run. One helps you play and record real chess.

Also from the same table

A math game from the same maker.

Board Together: Math Practice is a separate educational game. Different subject, same care: quick rounds, real rules, and co-op play built for two people solving side by side.

House rules

Short rules. Real choices.

Familiar pieces, new jobs

A rook line or knight jump still feels like chess. The goal changes from game to game.

For kids and adults

The rules are quick to learn. The boards still leave room to think, plan, and recover from a bad idea.

Small boards, real choices

The games are easy to start. The better runs come from seeing one move ahead, then one more.

Also from David Lew

Different shelf. Same maker.

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Questions or comments

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One email for all the Eat Chess games.