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A jam submission

Dicechess ArenaView game page

A chess-like game where piece movement is dictated by dice rolls [Made for GMTK Game Jam 2022]
Submitted by Viola Buddy — 20 hours, 16 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#1574.1004.100
Enjoyment#7363.4333.433
Overall#7853.5443.544
Presentation#21373.1003.100

Ranked from 30 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?
The way all the pieces move is determined by a roll of the dice

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing art

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Comments

Submitted

Yes! Now make it a roguelike!

Submitted

Fantastic Idea, I love that its Easy to learn (with comprehensible UI and visuals) but no doubt hard to master. 

Overall, I would say that with a bit of polishing this could be released as a full game.

Submitted

Love the idea!

Submitted

I really love this concept! Chess with a small set of RNG movesets is a great concept. It felt very satisfying to string together a series of moves that let you take a piece

Submitted

Cool concept! Having every piece be able to make different chess moves is very clever.

I was so confused until I realized this was supposed to be for 2 players lol

Submitted(+1)

Nice and simple game that's well made. Having some basic AI here would go a long way (even if it just tried all options this turn and greedily went for kills). Some joy is lost from lack of AI (and lack of friends haha).

The idea that a single piece can move many times per turn and assume different roles is great! My feedback on the game is: GIVE ME MORE. (more moves, units, map obstacles, non-chess moves, abilities, recruiting units, AoE attacks etc.)

Submitted

Well played . really enjoyed playing with my team

Submitted

Nice entry! Would be nice to have AI to play against but I totally get how difficult that would be to implement, especially considering how different the rules are to normal chess.

Submitted

I really liked the game, but one suggestion would be to make one of the sides controlled by AI. Making the player play on both sides can sometimes lead to frustrating experiences.

Submitted

Genuinely a very creative concept. The integration of the dice feels very natural to the design of the game, great work!

Submitted

Very creative game, very interesting and good idea. A very simple AI for singleplayer would be great!

Submitted

Super fun - although being able to chain all three moves on one piece can make some rounds really frustrating.

Submitted

This is a very creative game that plays with how chess works.  

If you have the time please check our game as well.