Locked Queen
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Unlock level 37

Locked Queen

At match start, the affected original queen is locked for completed player moves 1–15 and unlocks before move 16.

At match start, the chosen side's original queen is locked for your first 15 completed player moves. It still blocks lines, attacks, defends squares, gives check, and can be captured; only its own moves and captures are filtered until it unlocks before move 16.

Difficulty: hardAppears in: 2 levels

Strategy notes

Turn the constraint into a lever.

Plan around it

  • Develop the opening without depending on the queen.
  • Use the locked queen as a defender and a decoy.

Keep in mind

  • The queen still attacks while locked.
  • The lock ends after your 15th move.