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A jam submission

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New chess variant
Submitted by wickedcube (@wickedcube) — 1 hour, 3 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Fun#3483.6853.685
Overall#4803.6483.648
Originality#7623.6673.667
Presentation#7873.6853.685

Ranked from 54 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
Its a chess variant without time control and turn order

Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

No

We used pre-existing art

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Submitted

Great concept. Pretty enjoyable and with a server to store the high scores. I could easily see this becoming a cult classic in a community. 

Submitted(+1)

Great idea! RTS chess!

Submitted(+1)

That was indeed out of control. Pretty scary to try and playing chess like that.

Submitted(+1)

Really enjoyed the game! I loved the idea of just killing everything with my rook. Trying to be faster than the computer was also super fun. Really good job!

Submitted(+1)

Huh, seems like an ordinary game of chess, I just... wait, why isn't the opponent mo-DID HE JUST MOVE TWICE??? OFUKOFUKOFUKOFUKOFUKOFUKOFUKOFUKOFUKOFUKOFUK

That pretty much summarizes the first few moments I had with this game. Absolutely brilliant.

Developer

Thanks, thats what i was going for

Submitted(+1)

Finally a chess game that I can actually win. Cool twist on well-known mechanics. Real-time thing allows for some exploits but I think this could be made into a really good game if the dev(s) take care of it. Well done!

Developer (1 edit)

Yes, chess for people in  a hurry

Submitted(+1)

This game is up for a play store release.

Submitted(+1)

Fun chess game for casual playing.

Submitted(+1)

This is heaps cool. I've never seen a real-time chess game before. Knowing chess makes you feel quite powerful because you can make lots of moves in very quick succession. It's almost like an RTS . But surely enough, I also lost my queen so quickly.

To take the game further, since you are bending the rules of traditional chess, you can't stop with only 'real-time'.

  • You could add obstacles
  • Randomly 'blocked' pieces that you either can't move or can't capture.
  • The ability to place captured pieces back to the board after a certain time.
  • Multiplayer.
Submitted(+1)

What a fun take on the topic, it is really hard to keep track of everything going on, especially if you loose a figure you were currently focused on. Really well done!

Submitted(+1)

I knew someone had to do it! And it's as frenetic as I expected it to be, great execution on the idea.

Submitted(+1)

Cool experiment on turning chess into a mix of a strategy and fast-paced game, I think it will be even more fun to play against a friend!

Submitted(+1)

Today I learned that turns are not necessary for chess. That worked way better than I expected. I do wonder though if it would be better to still win from a normal checkmate condition instead of being able to just sending a pawn to run  to the other side of the board, turn into a queen, and take the king out really quick. Like disable attacking the king directly. I don't know if it would actually be better; just an idea.

(+1)

Very original idea! This seems like it could be a very good game to play with some friends.

I like how (obviously) speed is a key factor in beating your opponent especially when you need to plan ahead quickly, but that normal chess strategy still applies for blocking and creating plays. 

Some issues may arise for balancing, like the queen being able to move around very quickly and possibly making the game just who can move faster, but maybe with some modified rules you could prevent this.

Overall a unique idea that has really good 1v1 and party potential!

Submitted(+1)

Hectic chess was fun. Kept the URL and might play some more later LOL.

I would appreciate it if you'll have time to check out my game.

Submitted(+1)

Very original idea to remove some restrictions of chess, i can see this idea expanded in a pvp game for a broken but very fun experience xD

Submitted(+1)

This was very cool. I really enjoyed this game. Great job :D

Submitted(+1)

Chess but it's a real time strategy game, that's a pretty cool idea!  This was a fun twist.

Submitted(+1)

cool concept and nice AI!

Submitted(+1)

pretty interesting. it has potential to be more than it curerrntly is but it's already pretty fun as is

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