Hint Limit

The "Hint Limit" is another great feature to help equalize a game between two players with different skill levels. 

How does it work? 

It sets a limit on the number of pieces the player can touch to get hints. For example if the hint limit is set to 2 then on each turn a player can touch two different pieces to see what the computer offers as hints. Every other piece touched after the hint limit is reached will only show blue squares which means no hints are provided. Pieces that were already touched before reaching the hint limit will still show the computers suggestions. This feature prevents people from, what we call, "green hunting". If there are no hint limits a person can touch every piece until they find a green move. With a hint limit the user must think a little first before touching a piece. Each player has the same hint limit. The hint count resets every time a player moves. 

How to set it up

While setting up a Two Player or ChessUp Bot game the user can press the toggle switch next to "Hint Limit" to turn on the feature. 

You can set the hint limit from 1 to 6. We find it most fun to play with a hint limit of 2 or 3. This really requires the player to think about their moves before touching a piece.

In the center of the play screen question mark icons indicate the number of hints available for the current player. These icons will be blue for white and green for black. When a piece is touched one of the icons will turn gray. When the hint limit is reached all the icons will be gray and assistance will no longer be provided. These will refresh on the next turn.