codex · nerf
House of Cards
From your 6th move on, you lose if any of your pieces (other than the king) is attacked and undefended.
At a glance
- Type
- Nerf
- Tier
- VIII. UnhingedUnhinged: the highest tier, a game-defining moment.
- Focus
- King, Win/Loss
- 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
House of Cardsis 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.
“One loose card and the whole thing falls.”
History
- July 7, 2026Added with the Wild expansion nerfs.
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