Achievement Hunter’s Guide-22/22 Strategy
| Tier | Count | Effort | Best Approach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme | 4 | 40+ hours | Dedicated grinds with specific builds |
| Very Hard | 5 | 20-30 hours | Boss prep + stock farming |
| Hard | 6 | 10-15 hours | Natural progression + focus |
| Medium | 5 | 5-10 hours | Natural play, minor focus |
| Easy | 2 | First run | Impossible to miss |
S-Tier Achievements-The Hardest Unlocks
King Killer
Defeat King of Spades without losing a single piece
Why it’s S-tier: King of Spades’ entire mechanic is piece removal. Not losing ANY piece while fighting the boss designed to remove pieces is brutally hard.
| Strategy | Required Gambits | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Full defense build | King’s Shield, King’s Counter, Heal Board, Undo Move | Survive long enough to win slowly |
| Long-range attack | Teleport, Through the Ranks, Chain Capture | Attack from outside his teleport range |
| Bodyguard exploit | King’s Counter + any knight | Park knight next to king-boss can’t touch it |
Only 10h+ players know: This achievement doesn’t count pawn captures. Only major pieces matter. Sacrifice pawns freely to bait the boss’s teleport Gambit onto pawns instead of knights/rooks. He’ll waste 3+ teleports on pawns that “don’t count”-then you clean up with your intact major pieces.
Grandmaster Slayer
Defeat The Grandmaster (final boss)
Why it’s S-tier: Three phases, all piece types, requires full toolkit. See Boss Battle Guide for the complete strategy.
Only 10h+ players know: Phase 2 boss rotation is FIXED: Rook-Bishop-Knight-Queen-King-Pawn-Castle. Pre-load your counter Gambits 1 turn before each rotation. You’ll block 80% of Phase 2 damage automatically.
Full Arsenal
Unlock all 6 promoted piece types
Why it’s S-tier: Requires promoting pawns to every piece type on different runs. Pawn-Knight and Pawn-Queen are easy. Pawn-King is rare and situation-dependent.
Only 10h+ players know: Promotion choice depends on which piece types have already been captured. If you’ve lost both bishops, the game will OFFER bishop promotion more often. If you need a specific promotion, deliberately sacrifice that piece type early in the match-the game will offer it as a promotion option.
Combo Chain
Activate 3 Gambits in a single move
Trick: Through the Ranks + Gambit tiles. One rook charging through a line of 3+ Gambit tiles triggers a Gambit effect on EACH tile. Combine with Chain Capture for guaranteed 3+ activations.
Only 10h+ players know: You don’t need 3 different Gambit types-you need 3 Gambit ACTIVATIONS. Through the Ranks across 3 Gambit tiles counts as 3. This is the easiest path.
A-Tier Achievements
Gambit God
Trigger 50 Gambits in one match. Play on 6x6 boards, stall intentionally, move every piece every turn. Long game = more triggers.
No Loss Streak
Win 5 matches in a row. Stick to 4x4 boards with Knight Aggro opener. Lower variance, faster wins, less chance of random boss encounters.
Double Down (Achievement)
Win a 10x stock return. Invest 20 stock in Gambler’s Gambit 5 times. One will hit. Statistically, 5 attempts at 20% each = ~67% success rate.
Millionaire
Reach 1,000 total stock earned. Cumulative across all runs-just play the game. Economy builds and Safe Haven compounding accelerate it.
Boss Collector
Defeat all 8 bosses. Beat them in order: Rook-Bishop-Knight-Queen-Pawn-Castle-King-Grandmaster. See Boss Guide.
B-Tier Achievements
| Achievement | Quick Strat |
|---|---|
| Gambit Master (20 Gambits in 1 run) | Visit shop every time. Buy cheapest Gambits. |
| Rook Victory (Rook-only Gambits) | Build around Through the Ranks + rook Gambits |
| Queen Takeover (Queen Gambit last 3 moves) | Save 3 queen Gambit cards for endgame |
| Epic Gambit (Use 1 Legendary) | Save 300+ stock, buy a Legendary, use it |
| Bishop Victory (Bishop diagonal Gambits) | Bishop-heavy deck on 6x6 board |
| King’s Gambit (King in center at win) | Win with king on d4/e4-aggressive king play |
C-Tier Achievements
These unlock naturally through gameplay. No special strategy needed:
- Stock Market Pro-earned in ~5-8 runs with economy build
- First Boss Kill-beat Rook Rook with standard opener
- Queen Takeover-slightly harder, focus queen endgame
Easy Achievements (Impossible to Miss)
- First Gambit-Make any first move
- Rule Breaker-Your first Gambit activation (every move is one)
- Survival-Complete your first run (win or lose)
- First Promotion-Promote any pawn (will happen naturally by run 3-4)
Optimal Achievement Path (22/22 in ~50 hours)
- Runs 1-20: Natural play-earn all Easy + C-tier + most B-tier
- Runs 21-30: Focus on specific B-tier achievements (Rook Victory, Bishop Victory)
- Runs 31-40: Economy achievements (Double Down, Millionaire)
- Runs 41-50: Boss achievements (Boss Collector-King Killer-Grandmaster Slayer)
- Post-game: Full Arsenal grind, clean up any remaining
Only 10h+ players know: Several achievements (King Killer, Grandmaster Slayer) share the same prerequisite Gambits. Farm the pre-boss economy together-get Jackpot Gambit + relevant boss counters in the same shop run. One good economy setup can unlock 2-3 achievements in a single session.
Got your achievements? Now optimize your build-Strategy Guide
Which Gambits are worth the achievement grind?-All Gambits Guide
Guide last updated: May 11, v1.1.0 (patch v1.1.0).