codex · nerf
Follow the Leader
You must move a piece onto the same file as your opponent's last move's destination, if you can.
At a glance
- Type
- Nerf
- Tier
- V. BrutalBrutal: a heavy effect that reshapes a position.
- Focus
- Movement, Positioning, Timing / Turn
- Collection
- Wild
- Appears in
- Nerf mode
- How it works
- Passive and secret: it is always on, and your opponent cannot see it.
How it works
Follow the Leaderis one of Nerf Chess's secret handicaps. In Nerf mode you choose one of two nerfs before the first move, in secret, and carry it for the whole game.
The board quietly enforces it: any move it forbids is simply never offered, so you cannot break it by accident. Your opponent never sees which nerf you took until the game ends, so every move you make is also a clue they are trying to read.
“March in their column.”
History
- July 7, 2026Added with the Wild expansion nerfs.
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