Viking Chess! is a multiplayer, asymmetrical strategy game based on the ancient Nordic game of hnefatafl, brought to 3D for the first time on iOS. It’s my first completed game, and for what it is, I’m quite proud of it.
In Viking Chess!, one player controls the white pieces: the king and his defenders. The other player controls the attacking black pieces. The defender must get his king to one of the board’s corners, while the attacker must capture the king. Pieces are captured by flanking them on opposite sides (except for the king, who must be surrounded).
The game features local multiplayer on a single device and online multiplayer through Game Center. It includes Leaderboards and Achievements for ranked games, or the option to customize board size and layout for friendly matches.
This game was created as a portfolio piece, and as such is free to download and contains no ads or In App Purchases. It is my sincerest hope that people enjoy the game and that it builds appreciation for the ancient game from which it is inspired.