Enter a magical world that's exactly like Chess.

Tishai is a Chess variant that James Ernest designed in high school. It's from an unpublished fantasy novel with wizards, swords, demons, and a board game. It's a strangely popular Cheapass classic, now available in a full-color PDF.

Players take the roles of two kingdoms at war, duh. The game is played on a 7x7 board and the pieces move somewhat like those in Chess, but not exactly. Wizards (bishops) gain strength from captured Pawns, and the goal is to capture both of your opponent's Towers.

If you like Chess and you're looking for a serious changeup, check this one out.

Here are the files you will need to create your own copy of Tishai:

• Tishai Rules PDF (1.8 MB)
• Tishai Boards PDF (1.5 MB)

Along with the two files above, you will also need the pieces from a Chess set. You can play the game without printing the boards, but it's nicer to have the 7x7 board rather than ignoring 15 spaces on a regular 8x8 board.

We picked Tishai as our second free game because it was incredibly easy to update! We hope you enjoy it.