Pixie Chess Full Guide: How to Play

0:00 If you love chess, you're interested in cryptocurrency, and you want to be at the forefront of a game that's sure to change the chess industry, then this video is for you. My name is Andre, and today I'll tell you what Pixie Chess is, how to start playing it, and why now is the best time to get in. Let's go. Pixie Chess is Web3 Chess on the Base blockchain. The top fund Paradigm has already invested $5 million in the project, and $50,000 have been given out as tournament prizes. So, this isn't just some fly-by-night project that opens and closes. It's a solid robust product with a great background. In my opinion, Pixie Chess solves one of the key problems in chess.

0:36 The fact is, over 1,000 years, chess has hardly changed at all. And while it used to be more of a game of intellect, now that all the openings and moves are calculated, it's become a game of memory. Pixie Chess solves this problem by adding magic pieces. So, alongside the regular ones, players are given the chance to play with various pieces that have modified moves. For instance, bishops get the ability to freeze other pieces' moves or bounce off the edge of the board. A rook can push away opponents' pieces, and a knight can move not just in the traditional L-shape, but across more squares. At the same time, all this action is clearly laid out in the rules. So, before you start playing, I strongly advise you to go to the pieces section and read how each piece moves. This will save you a lot of rating and points, which you'll also be farming. Since this is a Web3 game, to start playing, you need to go to the Pixie Chess website. The link will be in the description, and connect your wallet. You can choose from MetaMask, Rabbi Wallet, and Phantom. Now, click play, quick game, and move on to selecting your magic pieces. Between four and six magic pieces are available in a match, and there's even a free piece every week. So, it's not at all necessary to buy anything right away.

1:45 You have about 50 seconds to make your choice. And it's very important to do it within that time, because if you don't manage to pick your pieces, the match will be counted as a loss. On top of that, it'll take a big hit on your points, which I'll talk about a bit later. You get 7 minutes for a match. It's a kind of mix between rapid and blitz. It's also important to note that if you start a match and play, but don't make a move for about 2 minutes, the match will also be counted as a loss.

2:11 If you forget how an opponent's piece or your own piece moves during the game, you can check it at the bottom of the screen. Since this is a crypto game after all, winning a match gets you not just an Elo rating, but also points, which will likely lead to an airdrop at the end. Right now is the accumulation phase. Points are actually fairly easy to farm. Not many people are very good at playing yet, so I highly recommend starting as early as possible if you want to maximize your points. You can see your point total in your personal dashboard.

2:40 You can also check not just your own points, but the points of other participants as well. To do this, you can click on your points, then jump to position and see where you stand. This allows you to find out your share of the future airdrop. At the same time, your rating and win rate don't affect your points. Personally, I'd say it's important to actually play and hold pieces rather than just holding and hoping that something will trickle in automatically. To buy pieces, head over to the marketplace section. Pieces are released in seasons, meaning that over a certain period of time, specific types of pieces will be released. Once the season ends, these pieces will never be released again.

3:16 Four types of pieces are sold daily, 25 units each. So, no more than 100 pieces can be sold per day. The price is constantly updated. It updates every 5 seconds and works on the principle of a Dutch auction. If no one buys a piece, its price drops by about 5 cents every 5 seconds. But if someone buys it, the price will jump 2x. For example, if a pawn cost $30 and someone bought it, it would then cost $60.

3:42 If you want to buy a piece that's currently out of stock, but was released this season, you can try buying a mystery pack. If you buy it, you'll get a random piece from this season, whether it's expensive or cheap. Below, you can check out the ledger section. It'll show who bought which piece at what price today, as well as the purchase history for previous days, including the minimum and maximum prices. In my opinion, it's really cool that every piece here is an NFT, and you view it as your own asset. So, by acquiring a piece, you know that if you suddenly need money, or if you don't like the piece, you can sell it on the secondary market in just a few clicks, for example, on sites like OpenSea.

4:21 One of the main features of Pixie Chess is the tournaments, where you can win real money. The prize pool often starts at half an ether, but to participate, you absolutely have to burn a piece. So, if you don't have any pieces, you won't be able to participate in the tournament. And accordingly, since you need to burn a piece to enter a tournament, the more pieces there are, the more tournaments there will be, and this also affects the emission of pieces.

4:43 So, if you're a great chess player, now is the perfect time, while the market isn't oversaturated yet, to try your hand and actually earn some money. But, if you're like me, for example, and not the world's greatest chess player, you can just enjoy yourself and watch the tournaments. There are real monsters playing there, and it's very interesting. In conclusion, what I want to say is the project is about 3 weeks old now, and for now, it's just the Wild West.

5:07 There's little competition, and no one really knows how to play yet. Points are easy to farm, so right now, if you're even slightly interested in chess, this is your chance to jump in and start playing, because later on, the entry points will get harder and harder. So, if you liked everything, links to Pixie Chess, the project's community, and so on, are waiting for you in the description. Play on, and I'll see you on the board.