--Introduction--

Inspired by Norse mythology, Underworld takes the player into a game that requires wit and cunning to succeed in. Underworld takes place on a regular chessboard, eight times eight fields, but unlike its forefather, the two armies facing each other are vastly different. In this game, every mistake will have major repercussions upon the player, and those who give their turns little thought, will soon find themselves in a sea of their own blood. A multitude of additions are featured in the game, which adds more than one new layer of complexity on a game that is already considered by some to be a science and philosophy in its own right. Every piece in Underworld has its own health meter which means that, unlike in regular chess, a piece is not necessarily destroyed as soon as it is attacked. To deal with this, pieces have a variety of abilities and attacks to fight with. Some can petrify their foes, turning them to cold stone, others unleash vile poisons, raging flames and even ice that freezes the enemy solid. But not everything has changed. A classic move, namely, the transformation of the pawn into a different piece, is still featured in Underworld, with the exception that the Pawn will turn into a unique Veteran-piece, rather than having to choose between regular pieces. And, all the same, the goal is still to simply kill the enemy king.

Are you brave enough to venture into the Underworld, and face the great and sometimes horrifying legends of mythology? Steel your mind, and sharpen your wits; you will need both, for where you are headed to, sword and courage are not enough.

--Features--

• Intuitive Engine: Virtually everything in the game is controlled via simple left clicks on the desired fields. This makes for comfortable gameplay, removes any form of clutter and it simply feels more professional than using dummy abilities.

• Dark Atmosphere: The board, which consists of 64 translucent fields, hovers above a sea of dark water. A custom light source illuminates the central area of the board, while shadows encroach on the edges of the playfield.

• Multiple Races: Version 1.0 features only a single race, the Cursed Wretches, but more races are planned for future versions. Staying close to Norse mythology, the ultimate goal would be 9 races, each representative for one of the nine worlds. We do not promise that this goal will be reached any time soon, if at all, but we are working on the second race; the concept is already written, and scripting is in process.

--Cursed Wretches--

These creatures dwell in a sunken, forgotten world, devoid of all light and warmth. Just like this world of theirs is cold and dark, so too have their hearts grown black and poisonous. The Cursed Wretches excel at poisoning and petrifying entire armies; only to abuse their enemies' weakened state to drag them into the dark depths. In some cases, they are even capable of producing a Shapeless, distorted and disgusting blasphemies that can easily conjure the wrath of their dark gods upon any who dare to oppose.

--Library--

This section is dedicated to the PDF that nobody would download. To make life easier (in my eyes, harder) for those that did not like the old way, I have now uploaded every single page as an image file for you to see right here on this page.

--Credits--

• Map Development
  Creative Concepts: Ashgan
  Writing: Ashgan
  Scripting: Skargoth
  Board Design and Execution: Skargoth
  Cover Art: Skargoth

• Skin Resources
  Hel: Dark Sylvanas by 67chrome

• Icon Resources
  Hel: Dark Sylvanas Icon by 67chrome

• Model Resources
  Water Plane: iNfraNe
  Eerie Fog: sc_freek

--Changelog--

Keywords:
Underworld, Chess, Alternative, Mythology, Strategy, Rounds, Round Based, Patience, Fantasy, Norse, Greek