What’s the difference between blue and red chess pieces

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Sometimes the chess boss will come with red horse knight or tower rook pieces as opposed to the regular blue horse pieces.

What's special about them?

Best Answer

It isn't obvious when you're using better weapons than your dagger (you usually do when you leave zone 2-3...), but red pieces have two hearts, while blue pieces have one.

The color scheme is not particularly obvious for queens, as they dress both colors, but here you go:

Zone  King  Queen  Rook  Knight  Bishop  Pawn  Queened pawn
 1    3 HP   1 HP  1 HP    1 HP    1 HP  1 HP          1 HP
 2    3 HP   2 HP  1*HP    1*HP    1 HP  1 HP          1 HP
 3    5 HP   1 HP  1 HP    1 HP    1 HP  2 HP          2 HP

* 2 HP if red