Claiming the throne : a digital chess game

Claiming the Throne” is an interesting 2-player strategy board game that incorporates a famous ancient Chinese lore during the “Warring Age” into the Western feudal wars of chivalry, in the form of an ingenious combination of the Chess, Checkers and Chinese Checkers. The players will be able to use a myriad of possible combination of the strategies to reach a same goal: Race to the palace and become the King! This paper illustrates why and how the author made this game, and the insights the author gained from designing and implementing this game.