Two players, one board. Oracle Council guides the learner with real, personalised advice every turn.
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Bot Mode
Practice solo. Pick a character, pick your level — they trash talk, explain their moves, and play their personality.
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Online Multiplayer
Challenge anyone, anywhere. The Oracle travels with you.
Coming Soon
ᚱ Runechess
v4.6
✦ NEW · 21 Mar
Recent Updates
v4.6 — Unified bottom toolbar: advisor faces + action buttons in one bigger section. Perks redesigned: primary advisor perk shows full description + activate button; secondary advisors auto-offer their perks via popup when conditions are met.
v4.5 — Unified game toolbar (Oracle · Play for me · Council). ELI5 button now shows bullet-point analogies without closing the panel. Opponent moves trigger full teaching overlay.
v4.4 — Teaching-focused advice: chess concept explanations + ELI5 simplify button on every suggestion. Council of 3 advisors in all modes. Opponent move lessons. Mobile chat fix.
v4.3 — Mobile opponent chat redesigned as bottom-sheet overlay. Version tooltip fix.
v4.2 — Advisor selection overlay, speech bubble opponent chat with reply chips, all 7 advisor perks live, end-screen perk summary.
v4.1 — Oracle guide indicator redesigned, trait tags on advisor cards, bot name display fixed.
v4.0 — vs Bot mode: practice solo against any character at 9 difficulty levels. Lateef joins the council.
v3.5 — Advisors now genuinely differ: Anansi hunts forks, Yewande follows the engine, Zuri demands captures.
Default mode — the experienced player plays unaided, the learner gets full oracle guidance.
ᛉ Ritual Mode
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Standard
Classic chess. Anansi, Yewande & Zuri guide the learner.
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Antichess
Give away all pieces to win. Captures are forced.
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Pawn War
Pawns only. First to promote wins.
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King of the Hill
March your king to the centre squares.
ᚹ Spirit Gift (special move for the Learner)
No special gift this game — pure chess.
⚔ Advisor Strength
AUTO-SYNCED
Matched to your bot's difficulty. Drag to override.
800 Beginner
1000 Casual
1200 Amateur
1400 Club
1600 Expert
1800 Advanced
2000 Master
ELO 1200 — solid intermediate advice, keeps the game a real challenge.
RESUME
ᛏ Continue a Saved Game
PLAYER
Your realm awaits
ᛗ Move Chronicle◀
Material Balance
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Opponent
BLACK
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ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ ᚷ ᚹ
ᛊ ᛏ ᛒ ᛖ ᛗ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ
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You
WHITE
Anansi
Trickster
Yewande
Wise One
Zuri
Warrior
Nana
Elder
Sol
Chaos
Mike
🥷🏾 Ninja
Lateef
Rival
The Council Speaks
tap to choose — pick a main guide + up to 2 advisors
tap again to deselect · first pick is your main guide
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Your Guide
Top move
Making the move...
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ᚨ ORACLE COUNCIL
Engine: loading…
tap to open council
ᚨ Oracle Council
Anansi
Watching...
Yewande
Thinking...
Zuri
Ready...
Nana
Careful...
Sol
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Mike 🥷🏾
On it...
Lateef
Obviously...
0 assists used this game
ᚹLearning Modetap to expand›
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Think First
Oracle waits 15s before revealing — builds the habit of looking before asking.
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Confidence Check
Rate each move before playing. Track how well your gut matches your play.
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Socratic Mode
Oracle gives hints ("there's a fork here") — you find the actual move.
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Silent Oracle
No auto-suggestions. Oracle speaks only when you tap Ask — pure chess.
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Piece Info on Tap
Tap any piece to see its name, point value and how it moves.
✓
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ᚱAsk the Oracle Councillive
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🐛 Report a Bug
Severity
Current game context will be captured automatically.
✦ Your Powers
No powers active this game.
ᚠ Piece Guide
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ᚱ Save Game Code
Copy this code and keep it safe. To resume, paste it into the Resume Code box on the setup screen.
⚑ Game Options
ᚨ CHOOSE YOUR COUNCIL
Pick your main guide — optionally add up to 2 advisors
+ADV
GUIDE
+ADV
Tap a guide to begin your council
↑ Tap a guide above to begin
The Rival
Opponent
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GAME OVER
ᚱ GAME REVIEW
COMING SOON
Deep dive into your key moments — your best move, your worst blunder, and what the council would have done differently. Each advisor breaks down 3 positions from the game.