# Rulehouse: Chess with Game Boy Advance flair

> Rulehouse turns chess into a chaotic, GBA-style puzzle game with pawns, cows, and prison breaks.
- Title: Rulehouse: Chess with Game Boy Advance flair · Pcgamer
- Summary: Rulehouse turns chess into a chaotic, GBA-style puzzle game with pawns, cows, and prison breaks.
- Keywords: rulehouse, chess, game boy advance, pawns, prison break, gba, wario ware, earthbound, Pcgamer
- Source: Pcgamer — https://pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/chess-is-immediately-more-fun-if-you-jettison-most-of-the-rules-and-replace-them-with-weapons-grade-game-boy-advance
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: rulehouse, chess, game boy advance, pawns, prison break, gba, wario ware, earthbound
## Rulehouse demo reveals chess twist
Rulehouse presents a wario ware spin on chess with pawns only, first to other side wins.
## Game mechanics escalate quickly
Each level adds new mechanics like ice pawns that shatter on capture and poison pawns that bring down opponents.
## Knights called 'cows' in game
Rulehouse stubbornly calls knights 'cows' and only introduces bishops and kings by the end of the demo.
## Prison break level in demo
A simulated prison break level has guards firing on pieces and a king in a prison jumpsuit reaching the exit.
## GBA-inspired visuals
Rulehouse uses vibrant, saturated colors and bitcrushed backgrounds with real photography for nostalgic GBA feel.
## Sound and music style
The music nails a synthy funk vibe similar to wario ware and earthbound for GBA nostalgia.
## Rulehouse aims for 2027 launch
Rulehouse is scheduled to launch in 2027 with a demo available on steam for now.
## Key takeaway

Rulehouse, a 2027 chess game, replaces traditional rules with GBA-inspired mechanics like ice pawns and prison breaks.