Strategy

The best strategy for any strategy game depends to a great extent on the skill and personality of your opponent. However, there are some general tips you may find helpful. . .

As in the conventional game of chess, much of the strategy in Laser Chess revolves around thoughtful placement of your pieces. However, the character of the game differs from that of chess in many ways. The Laser Cannon, for example, can strike at long distances and in more than one direction at once. And the Teleporter piece adds an extra element of uncertainty.

Take advantage of the Reflector Block pieces. Since they control an area around them with their threat of capture, no other pieces can safely move within their range. Make your opponent work to displace them. Remember to rotate the reflective side of a Block to the most probable direction of laser fire. If you can prevent a laser from destroying the Block, your opponent will most likely have to gang up on it with two or more of their own Blocks.

Get your Reflector pieces out early. Use them to gain the fullest potential of your Laser Cannon. Try to position mirror networks on both sides of the beam splitter so you can inflict as much damage as possible.

Use Reflectors to protect your King. If you surround your King with Straight and Diagonal Reflector pieces, there is no way it can be hit by a laser. Therefore, your opponent will have to break through your defense with Relector Blocks. (This is a pretty dirty trick, because when all of your opponent's Blocks have been used, your King is almost invulnerable.)

Defending your King with Reflector Blocks is also a good strategy.

The Teleporter should be used sparingly, since your opponent could use the opportunity to destroy the teleported piece by teleporting one of their own on top of it. The Teleporter can be used to break up defensible positions that might otherwise cause a stalemate. For example if your opponent's King is encircled with Reflectors, you can march right in with your Teleporter, followed by a Block. This tactic may displace your opponent's defense, forcing him to evacuate the King from its mirrored fortress. Escorting the Teleporter with an adjacent Block prevents the opponent from attacking the Teleporter with her King. Your opponent's only options will be to flee or be displaced.

Good Luck!