Knight Raid
A chess-tactics survival puzzle: hop a knight, later joined by a rook and bishop, to capture advancing enemy pieces in chains, never stepping onto a threatened square, and stop pawns reaching your back row.
Knight Raid turns chess tactics into a one-board survival game. You command a single knight against waves of enemy pawns, bishops, rooks, knights and queens. Each turn you hop to a safe square, ideally capturing a piece, and then the enemy moves. Squares an enemy could attack are tinted red, and the game will not let you end a move on one, so every decision is about finding a safe landing spot that keeps your options open.
The enemy is smart enough to hurt. Pawns step toward your back row on a timer, and one that reaches the gold row ends the raid. Bishops, rooks, knights and queens reposition each turn to cut off your escape squares, but they never give an unfair check. Capture on consecutive turns to build a combo multiplier that scales your points. From wave three a rook joins you, and from wave five a bishop, but any loose reinforcement that stands on a threatened square is taken. Survive twelve waves to complete the raid, and your best wave sets a saved rank.
It suits puzzle and chess fans who like short, thoughtful runs without needing to know every rule. A tip: use the rook and bishop to clear pawns while the knight stays tucked in a safe pocket, and always check how many safe moves each piece has before you commit.
How to play
Move your knight in an L shape onto a green square, capturing enemy pieces where you can. Never end on a red threatened square, and stop pawns reaching the gold bottom row. Chain captures for combo points. Survive twelve waves to win, or lose if you have no safe move or a pawn breaks through.
Controls
- Click / tap a green square: Move the selected piece there
- 1-9: Move to the numbered safe square
- Tab / Q: Switch between your pieces
- Tap a piece card: Select the knight, rook or bishop
- P / Esc: Pause
- M: Mute
- R: Restart
Category: Strategy games
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