Tech Chess is a two-player, chess variant game where chess pieces each have abilities. It replaces the pieces with a modernized deck of playing cards called the Tech Deck. The cards represent chess pieces on the board each with special abilities. Played on a 6x6 board, each player starts with two kings, a knight, queen, two rooks and 6 pawns that can be upgraded. Players draw 3 cards from the deck at the start of the game. If you like chess, you'll enjoy Tech Chess. On their turn, a player may do one of the following things, Move a piece, Use card effects, Upgrade a piece, Build a pawn.