Mechanics All pieces have a separate cooldown for moving and movement options, pieces can also be combined to make new pieces Map In order to spice up the chess theme a bit more the map is made out of hexagons where each has its own type (biome) Buildings Build buildings that buff, produce or alter pieces and their movement Game Modes Fog of war, classic, archon, all out Preserving the Chess theme Unlike other RTS games RTS Chess does not have resources and resource management as to preserve the chess theme everything is visible on the board. The primary resources of the game are pawns which are used for building and upgrading buildings