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WegnerenDev27 days ago

Nice twist on the classical chess game! Unfortunately I wasn't able to scale them properly so that took away some joy :/

I enjoy chess, but this game will take a heavy hit on "creativity". Maybe it would be better to create your own type of board game similar to chess, instead of copying it?

Then lastly the visuals are there, but they could be more polished, even in regular chess-sets you can purchase different chess-themes- I would have created a styalized piece of chess game to make it more visually interesting

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tannern27 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks for the feedback. We were definitely piggy-backing off a well-established game, but the addition of scale does have many subtle and interesting implications on game play that we wanted to explore. Just to name a few:

  • Scaling allows you to capture multiple pieces at once, which is not possible in vanilla chess
  • Being bigger is a double-edged sword. You can capture more pieces but are also an easier target and can’t fit through tight passages.
  • Some endgames that ordinarily result in stalemates in vanilla chess (e.g., king & lone bishop vs lone king) can be converted into checkmates with scaling pieces
  • Pawns can effectively move sideways and backwards via scaling, both of which are impossible in vanilla chess.
  • Likewise, bishops can change square colors via this technique. In vanilla chess, bishops are confined to a single color square the entire game.
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WegnerenDev26 days ago

Then it's a shame scaling didn't work for me :P I think I would have enjoyed playing it properly! 

idk how the scaling works now, but whenever you have a piece selected, you could get a UI interface for controls? I.E how to scale them (and if it does already then I missed that part) 

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tannern26 days ago

Apologies the controls weren’t clear. Holding shift and hovering over a piece will cause arrows to appear. From there you can click and drag to scale in the direction of the arrow. See attached gif

I’ll add this to the game description as well so it hopefully helps others in the short term.

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WegnerenDev25 days ago (1 edit)

Thank you for explaining the controls! I took over the map lol:P Instantly became more enjoyable

I tried to add an image of me having the largest bishop lol, OP when he took out a third of enemy-pieces :P Well done!

Though I must agree with another comment here, "chess can't be improved" -and I want to rail back to my comment about creating your own type of board-game with scaling mechanics :) That would boost both creativity, style and most likely enjoyment! 

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