The gap
A chess game needs strict rules, a believable engine that stays responsive in the browser and a board interface that works by touch.
Game templates
Rookhallow Game Template
The complete source of Rookhallow, Gardner minichess with an alpha-beta engine at three strengths; the smoke test proves a bot plays a full game to the result.
- JavaScript
- Canvas 2D
- Web Audio
- Playwright
- Coming soon
Coming soon
Not published on its store yet, so there is no buy or download link. PN Scripts does not take payment for it here.
What it solves
What it is
This template gives you a tested 5x5 rules core, a tunable alpha-beta engine and a polished touch and keyboard board around them.
How you use it
Unzip, serve the folder and open index.html, then edit game.js; npm test plays it again in headless Chrome.
Source code of a real, playable game to reskin and learn from, with a smoke test whose bot plays it.
Who it is for
Use it when
- Publishing your own chess variant or small board game with an AI opponent on itch.io, web portals or your site.
- Learning how a complete Gardner minichess (5x5 chess) is built in plain JavaScript and Canvas 2D.
- Building a branded mini-game for a client.
Built for
- Web and indie game developers who know some JavaScript.
- Developers who want a finished, tested game to build on instead of a blank canvas.
What you get
Engine
Engine.think() runs iterative deepening with a node limit, so strength and response time are two numbers in LEVELS.
Rules
gen(), attacked() and legal() hold the whole rule set; change the setup in startBoard() to try other minichess variants.
No build step
Plain JavaScript and Canvas 2D; open index.html through any static server and edit game.js.
A smoke test
A headless Chrome test loads the game, checks the console, presses keys and taps, and lets the built-in bot play a run to its result screen.
Gallery
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Specs
- Availability
- Coming soon
- Vendor
- PN Scripts
- Type
- Template
- Platforms
- JavaScript
- Pricing
- One-time purchase Price to be announced.
- License
- PN Scripts Template Licence 1.0
- Deployment
- Download (ZIP of source code)
- Maturity
- v1.0.0
Compatibility
| Platform or runtime | Supported versions | Tested up to |
|---|---|---|
| Node.js | 22.12 or newer | Not stated |
Stack
- JavaScript
- Canvas 2D
- Web Audio
- Playwright
The Rookhallow template is coming soon
The template is finished and tested. It is not on sale yet; this page will say where to get it when it is.
Coming soon
Not published on its store yet, so there is no buy or download link. PN Scripts does not take payment for it here.
Questions
Make and sell any number of your own games from it, and build games for clients. You may not resell or share the source code itself (PN Scripts Template Licence 1.0).
Any static web server to run the game, and some JavaScript. Node.js 22.12 or newer and Google Chrome run the smoke test.
No ad or portal SDK, and English only. It is tested in desktop Chrome and a phone-sized Chrome viewport with touch, not yet on iOS Safari, Firefox or a real phone.
The code was written with AI assistance and checked by PN Scripts with automated tests. All visuals and sounds are generated by code; there are no AI-generated image or audio files.
It is not on sale yet. When it is, this page will link to the store; PN Scripts does not take payment on this site.
