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# Chesh reinvents Chess for the people
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/chesh-reinvents-chess-for-the-people/
- Published: 2015-11-26T12:00:27.000Z
- Updated: 2015-12-15T08:07:16.000Z
- Description: Sign up to receive each week’s Playlist e-mail here! Also check out our full, interactive Playlist section. Chesh (iOS) Damian Sommer It seems nothing is safe from the dubstep-happy clutches of remix culture, not even the ancient and tried game of chess. Damian Sommer’s new iOS game Chesh can be tho
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## Chesh ([iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/app/chesh/id989385585?mt=8&mc%5Fcid=7b6a5bb219&mc%5Feid=16ae0976cc&ref=killscreen.com))

### Damian Sommer

It seems nothing is safe from the dubstep-happy clutches of remix culture, not even the ancient and tried game of chess. Damian Sommer’s new iOS game *Chesh* can be thought of as chess if chess was a person who went to Firefly, took MDMA, and had a “life changing experience” while listening to DEADMAU5\. Like many remixes, *Chesh* is pretty selective about what it borrows from the original. There’s still a heavy turn-based strategy element to the board. But instead of having to memorize the rules for each piece, *Chesh* understands you have the attention span of a gold fish and randomizes the rules instead. On top of the rule randomization, there are over 500 unique pieces contributed by over 30 different artists. Though perhaps not as long-lasting as chess, *Chesh* does a fantastic job of turning a game that usually only experts can play into a game no one can become an expert in. *Chesh* is chess, but for the people—the people who can’t stop staring at their hands and telling everyone they’re beautiful.

**Perfect for:** Festival junkies, chess champions, artists

**Playtime:** A few hours

![cheshinsert](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/84/2584b75d-4bd6-4cce-8259-f1d1c65abbb5/content/images/previously/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cheshinsert.jpg)