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Promotional artwork · Royal Guard × Astral Court
A game by NINETY NINE SOLUTIONSAether Checkers

Every move.
A kingdom.

A traditional game of strategy, staged as a living 3D court. Choose your rules. Choose each army. Make the next move yours.

Installable web beta · iPhone & Android · game interface in English
Promotional artwork · Royal Guard × Astral Court
07rule traditions
05distinct armies
03cinematic courts
Aether
GAMES / PLAYABLE WEB BETA

A world of strategy. One extraordinary board.

From the deliberate English king to the sweeping international board. Choose a tradition in The Match settings; Aether applies its movement, capture and promotion rules.

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English / American

8 × 8 board
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Russian

8 × 8 board
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Brazilian

8 × 8 board
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Spanish

8 × 8 board
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Portuguese

8 × 8 board
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Italian

8 × 8 board
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French / International

10 × 10 board

Set the stage.

Three atmospheres. The same contest of nerve and foresight. Choose your court and assign a different army to each side.

Royal Chamber

Royal Chamber

Warm gold. Carved walnut. A throne worth defending.

CAPTURED IN THE GAME

The board comes alive.

Two real AI matches, recorded in Safari on the iPhone 17 simulator. Watch the 8×8 English game or the wider 10×10 international board. These clips show the playable beta, without simulated moves or a cinematic substitute.

Silent gameplay recordings · 20 seconds each · v1.3.13
MEET THE FIVE ARMIES

Every army has a sovereign.

Epic character artwork created from Aether’s ten unit references. Armour, faces, weapons and crowns follow their in-game designs. Discover each soldier beside their king, queen or empress.

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Royal Guard

Ivory armour. Golden heraldry. A royal oath.

Royal Guard · Soldier
SoldierEpic artwork · game-inspired
Royal Guard · King
KingEpic artwork · game-inspired

Seven traditions. Five armies. Your table.

Rules that travel

English, Russian, Brazilian, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian on 8×8; French international on 10×10.

Armies with character

Royal Guard, Astral Court, Marble Legion, Valkyrie Court and Iberian Empire. Choose each side independently.

A match worth revisiting

Computer opponent, local two-player games and move history with captures and promotions.

Hear the turning point

Live percussion builds under pressure. Captures, coronations and finales earn their own musical accents. Enable Adaptive in The Atmosphere.

Try it on your iPhone

Your kingdom. To go.

The arena takes the spotlight. Compact touch controls keep the board in view; camera and history open when you need them.

  1. Open

    Launch the web beta in Safari or Chrome. No account required.

  2. Install

    Add Aether to your Home Screen for a dedicated app window.

  3. Return

    Previously loaded assets support offline play. Updates activate at a safe restart.

Try it on your iPhone

Open Play Aether in Safari, then Share → Add to Home Screen → Open as Web App. On Android, choose Install app in the browser menu. Tap or drag pieces and pinch to zoom. Previously loaded art supports offline play; reconnect for updates.

Play Aether
iPhone 17 simulator · installed web app
iPhone 17 simulator · installed web app

The next move is yours.

Choose your rules, assemble your armies, and take your place at the table.

Play AetherInstallable web beta · iPhone & Android · game interface in English

Built to keep moving.

This build gives the mobile arena more room with compact navigation and expandable camera/timeline controls. It adds home-screen installation, a scoped offline app shell, safe update activation and automatic content-based release numbering. All seven rule profiles completed Mobile Safari games on the iPhone 17 simulator. Artwork retries after dropped connections; physical-device performance still requires acceptance. New adaptive musical accents and light visual cues follow live match pressure, captures and promotions; review does not replay them. Music starts only after Play and follows mute, volume and background pause.

The original figures are retired. Character caching now preserves unchanged armies across updates. Native iPhone and Android builds with bundled offline assets are in testing; App Store and Google Play availability is pending.

Privacy & support
Beta notes

Real iPhone hardware testing is still pending. No online multiplayer. Browser storage keeps preferences and a random local installation ID. Clearing website data resets them.

Version
1.3.26 / WEB BETA
Build
0dd7e1fe665e4b8e

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Aether — Actual gameplay · royal court
Actual gameplay · royal court

Aether

1.3.26 · Build 0dd7e1fe665e4b8e

BetaPlay web beta ↗
Web beta notes & known issues
  • Play seven draughts rule profiles, five armies and three courts in your browser.
  • The original figures are retired. Character caching now preserves unchanged armies across updates. Native iPhone and Android builds with bundled offline assets are in testing; App Store and Google Play availability is pending.

Known issues

  • Game interface in English; physical iPhone acceptance remains pending.

The original figures are retired. Character caching now preserves unchanged armies across updates. Native iPhone and Android builds with bundled offline assets are in testing; App Store and Google Play availability is pending.

Aether · NINETY NINE SOLUTIONS

Before you get started

The practical details for choosing and using this product. Check the selected release notes for feature availability.

Release status
Beta
Platform & requirements
A modern browser with WebGL 2. A fast connection is recommended for the first 3D asset download.
App languages
Game interface: English. This product page: English, French and Arabic.
Designed for
Draughts players and curious strategists.
Feature guide

Seven rule profiles

English, Russian, Brazilian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French international draughts.

Five armies

Royal, Astral, Marble, Valkyrie and Iberian factions can face one another.

Living characters

Soldiers kneel after capture; captured royals remain standing with bowed heads.

Computer opponent

Play against the AI or choose local pass-and-play.

Move history

Revisit earlier moves, captures and promotions.

Three worlds

Choose a royal chamber, midnight observatory or marble sanctuary.

How it works
  1. Choose the rules

    Select a national profile and your opponent.

  2. Choose each army

    Assign a faction to each side in The Stage settings.

  3. Play and revisit

    Move pieces, complete mandatory captures and explore the match history.

What goes in
Touch or mouse moves and your chosen rule profile.
What comes out
A local match with captures, promotions and replayable history.
Data & privacy

Preferences and a random installation ID stay in browser storage. No account is required. Hosting access logs may be recorded.

Scope & limitations

Web beta. No online multiplayer. iPhone hardware acceptance is pending; use Balanced quality if the device runs warm.

Product questions

Can I test on an iPhone?

Open the play link in Safari. Landscape gives the board more room. Real iPhone testing is still needed.

Do I need to install an app?

No. The beta runs in your browser.