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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #99 | 4.339 | 4.339 |
| Overall | #193 | 4.107 | 4.107 |
| Enjoyment | #215 | 3.982 | 3.982 |
| Presentation | #662 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Ranked from 56 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?
It is a chess game but at night your roles are reversed and you have to attack your own pieces.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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The first play I was not careful and stabbed my way into slaughter by black bishop, but on second try I managed to beat the game. It was fun trying to find ways to eliminate both white and black pieces while completely avoiding opponent's queen. The AI had in my opinion a perfect difficulty such that it was not purely random but did not pose an impossible challenge for someone only vaguely familiar with chess. I think this is where the game could be improved furthermore. Having more "difficulties" could be interesting. The game felt nice, clean and polished and I did not encounter any bugs or issues. I also really liked the intro scene which explained the story behind the game. Overall, good job!
I don't normally play a lot of Chess games, but I enjoyed this a bunch! And I liked that the enemy Queen seemed to be working with the player (not usually taking the aggressive moves).
Goodluck in the jam!
Played on stream! See the video for timestamp.
Super cool idea, executed really well! It's fun, but also makes you think once it becomes nighttime. Definitely an exciting twist on chess, and a really interesting interpretation of the theme! The intro was a nice touch, and everything was nicely polished! Good job!
This was a solid submission for sure. Nice effort and great take on the theme with a little narrative for uniqueness!
This is the most interesting twist on an existing idea I've seen so far in this jam.
5/5
This just reminded me I'm not great at chess anymore lmao. Loved it though, great idea and great execution. Honestly no feedback, I just need to be better at chess.
Very interesting game and fun to play!
The graphics are well made and the sounds are pretty satisfying. All in all, a neat little game!
i beat this first try.
I was expecting this to be a walk in the park, but it was actually really hard! I really loved the thud sound when you placed pieces, it felt very satisfying.
Great work! fun game