Crystal ballReveals your opponent’s hidden trap.
Bright CircleHoratio
Bright Circle · Style Time
Professor Horatio HourglassThe clockmaker
Horatio exposes traps with his crystal ball, lets pieces move twice and rewinds your opponent's move. The wizard for players who love to think ahead.
Spots traps, moves twice and rewinds time. For players who plan ahead.
- Free to download
- No ads
- No account
- Plays offline
Who is Horatio?
The clockmaker reads the future in his crystal ball and rewinds time.
Professor Horatio Hourglass built every clock in the circle and is still always late. He says that is the other clocks’ fault. Three hundred pendulums tick in his tower, and at night he counts the stars to make sure none are missing. If he does not like a move, he simply rewinds it. He calls that being thorough.
Before the first move, Horatio hides the Pendulum trap on the board. If your opponent moves onto the square, a pendulum swings them back: the piece has to return and their move is lost. It does not trigger while he is in check.
Spells
Horatio's three spells
Every move earns 1 mana, every captured piece adds its value on top. Instead of moving, you cast a spell. After that it needs a few moves before it is ready again.
- Crystal ball
Reveals your opponent’s hidden trap.
- Haste spell
One of your pieces (not the king) moves twice in a row, without capturing.
- Rewind
Master spell: Takes back your opponent’s last move. They have to play something else.
Tactics
How to win with Horatio
Crystal ball before you advance
For just 6 mana you see where the enemy trap is hidden. Then you can bring your pieces forward without nasty surprises.
Haste for quick development
Haste moves one piece twice, though it can't capture. Rush a knight to a strong square or swing a rook onto an open file.
Rewind the killer move
Keep the master spell for the one move that really hurts, like a fork or a trapped queen. Your opponent then has to play something else.
A pendulum in front of your king
Hide the Pendulum trap on a square an attacker needs to reach your king. The piece swings back and the move is lost.
Quips
Horatio has something to say about everything
Sorry I’m late. The clocks are all wrong.
at the startPlease note: move eleven, piece captured.
when capturingOh! I should have rewound that.
after a lossMy pendulum is very punctual. Unlike me.
when the trap snaps
The rival is Aunt Tempora Rustyhand of the Shadow Guild. When these two meet, it's not just pieces that fly, but quips too.
Aurelia ShieldwardenProtection and order
Bright Circle
Ambrose MistwhisperGhosts and mist
Bright Circle
Casimir CopperkettlePotions and transformation
Bright Circle
Good to know
Questions about Horatio
The download is free. Beat Horatio three times and Horatio joins your side.
The master spell Rewind. It costs 25 mana, works only once per game and does this: Takes back your opponent’s last move. They have to play something else.
Aunt Tempora Rustyhand of the Shadow Guild. Both play the Time style, and each has special quips for the other.
16: eight good wizards in the Bright Circle and eight evil ones in the Shadow Guild, one for each play style. Bruno and Baron Basil are playable right away, every other wizard joins you after three wins.