This was fun! Cool idea and nicely executed! I could see you expanding this in a few directions - more pieces, more levels, maybe moving the defense pieces or adding pawn promotions, etc. Love the chess + tower defense mix!
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Pawn Defense's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #56 | 3.146 | 3.146 |
| Design | #61 | 3.098 | 3.098 |
| Technical | #69 | 2.976 | 2.976 |
| Overall | #80 | 2.849 | 2.849 |
| Artistic | #95 | 2.780 | 2.780 |
| Theme | #102 | 2.244 | 2.244 |
Ranked from 41 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
First chess tower defense game I think I have seen - and it was fun. Would have been really fun if you could have brought more of the pieces and made multiple levels that leverage the different movement styles.
Excellent job for a first submission. Music, sound, user interface. menus, and general polish can take your games to the next level but understand time constraints limit you.
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Burning BuildingHeck of a first project! Tower defense games are always solid for jams, and the chess mechanic was quite clever. Fun entry, thanks for submitting!
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Polter-guestNicely done! Especially for a first project. I hope you keep this up because this was pretty well done. I liked the twist on the tower defense formula. Keep it up!
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Les MoiresWow! This is your first project?! Very impressive! 😃
There were a couple of glitches, but they were more funny and entertaining than game-breaking (like the pieces trying to hit the new piece you want to place), but overall a very cool game, and an interesting take on the tower defense genre!
I wish you good luck in your journey to recreate Outer Wilds using carrots and pencils! 😆
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Bunny HeavenSuper cool concept! I think it'd be awesome to see a full version some day. TD with chess pieces acting like chess pieces.
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Heist of the Alma ManorA very well-implemented tower defense game, I like the chess theming it would be interesting to have the game extended with more pieces.
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Bruised Battlebig fan of tower defense games, as well as chess. So I enjoyed this concept very much. I did have a moment tho on one of my play throughs where my knight kept attacking the same spot and it was where my pawn was. But over all good game.
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Nithrum Vault HeistThis was fun, I can see there being a bit of strategy with chess piece tower defence.
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The ConcentratorDamn, I couldn't beat the big pawn. :P
I really like this idea, Chess + Tower Defense is not something I've seen before!
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Dragon CrusadeThis is such a fantastic entry! I'm really excited to see this developed further with more pieces and more strategy. Perhaps the path changes under certain conditions... Ooo.. I really like the potential here. Well done!
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less is moreThe game itself is okay but I'd be really helpful to have more of an idea of when you can place pieces and how much they cost. It took me quite a while to understand that you can place pieces in the middle of a wave.
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Level One (Again)Good game! But you need price labels and a small description of each piece
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GreedySlimeCongratulations on finishing your first jam!
I'd say the game needs more information and feedback listed, since it's unclear at times what's happening and whether or not you can buy stuff.
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