How to Play Flip I
The Flip I version of Flip Over Chess is for absolute beginners. The first card you see tells you how to set up the chess board by arranging the pieces on the correct squares. Then, players alternate, white first, tapping the screen to reveal a chess piece to move. Each card in Flip I has a picture of the piece, it's name, an a written and visual explanation of how it moves. You must move the piece that is displayed if you can. If you cannot move the piece, you lose your turn — for example, a King that is still surrounded by pieces.
Flip Over Chess differs from standard chess in a couple of ways. First, in standard chess only the Knight can jump over pieces, in Flip Over Chess all pieces can jump over other pieces. And secondly, there is no Check or Checkmate (when a player is forced to resign because their King is captured and they have no more moves). Instead the objective of Flip Over Chess is to capture the King — have one of your pieces land on the same square as your opponent's King. Because of these differences, you can take the chance of exposing your pieces to possible capture in the hopes that your opponent won't receive a piece that they can move to capture yours.
Think you're ready for a challenge? Try Flip III. Flip III gives you three cards to chose from, introducing you to some of the stragtegy behind selecting a piece to move.
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