#ChessAnarchy

###Click Here To Play Chess Anarchy

A couple of weeks ago, a few thousand people began playing a game of Pokémon. By sending a message to a chat window any of them could press a button on a virtual Game Boy. The result was a barely organized chaos that managed to beat the game over 16 sleepless days.

I built Chess Anarchy to find out what happens when you play chess in the same way.

You can make a move by dragging a piece across the board or by typing the move into the chat window. Your move is a vote that influences the move that will be made by your team. The way your vote is counted is determined by your team's system of government, which is chosen at the beginning of the game.

###The Systems of Government are: ####Anarchy Under anarchy the first legal move received by the server is immediately played.

####Democracy Under democracy votes are counted after 9 seconds and the most popular move is played. If you vote more than once only your last vote counts.

####Hipsterism Hipsters liked your move before it became popular. Under Hipsterism the votes are counted after 9 seconds and then the least popular move is made. If you vote more than once only your last vote counts.