Rookata is a calm daily logic puzzle. Clear a small board down to a single piece — where every move is a capture.
It borrows the way chess pieces move, but needs zero chess knowledge. If you can tap, you can play: tap a piece and its legal moves light up. The catch — every move must capture, and each piece can capture at most twice, so the order you play in is everything. No luck, no hidden information. Every solve is pure deduction, and every miss is one you could have seen coming.
A quiet 30–90 seconds a day. No timers, no clutter, no ads.
A NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY
Solve today's puzzle, keep your streak alive, and share your result — no spoilers.
TWO DAILY FLAVORS
• Classic — the five familiar pieces: Rook, Bishop, Queen, King, and Knight
• Variant — the same rules with an expanded cast of pieces that move in new, unexpected ways, for a fresh twist on the daily
MODES
• Daily — a fresh, hand-checked Classic and Variant puzzle every day
• Free Puzzles — a growing set from Easy to Expert
• Unlimited — endless generated puzzles, any difficulty, whenever you want (Pro)
• Expert Daily — a tougher second daily, in both Classic and Variant (Pro)
LEARN IT IN SECONDS
A gentle first-run tutorial teaches the five classic pieces — Rook, Bishop, Queen, King, and Knight — by simply showing you where each one can go. No notation, no jargon. Variant pieces reveal their moves the same way, so new pieces never feel unfair.
ROOKATA PRO — ONE-TIME UNLOCK
Unlock everything with a single purchase. No subscription, ever:
• Unlimited generated puzzles
• The full archive of past daily puzzles
• Expert daily tracks (Classic & Variant)
Free forever: today's daily puzzles, your streak, and the Free Puzzles set.
Sharpen your pattern recognition, one satisfying "aha" at a time.
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A calm daily puzzle: clear the board to one piece. No Chess skills needed!