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Thank you for giving it a try! :-)

I store all games that have been played in a database. From the timestamp of your comment I could determine the two games you played. I watched the replays of those games since I am always interested in how others play my game. What I have seen is that you do not use the possibility of moving diagonal. This would have given you a lot of potential to overtake. In order to move diagonal, you have to play with the numpad or alternatively use the keys [Q,E,Z/Y,C] next to the [W,A,S,D] keys. What I learned is, that my game needs a tutorial to teach the basic concepts since most players will not read the manual nowadays.

I will do a second run on your game Schachkampf soon.

KeyboardKrieger2 years ago(+1)

Yes moving diagonal would make some moves way faster.

I really liked the concept. This is one of the most unique game concepts I played in a long time.
Like I said in the first post, I could totally see this as a multiplayer game. Something like fall guys but turn based^^

Gerhard Wonner2 years ago(+1)

Thank you for the feedback. :-)

KeyboardKrieger2 years ago(+1)

Gave it another try and with diagonal walking I came along way better. But I think, that my overall strategy is still wrong. Maybe it's best to finish on 6 but collect as much as possible and not to try to be as fast as possible^^

Gerhard Wonner2 years ago(+1)

Thank you for trying angain. A score of 79 is already quite good! :-)

It depends on the situation and the level you are in. Exploration is more important in the early levels.

Could you please register. Currently you are listed as "Guest#90" in the global rankings. Would be nice to see your name there. Your password will be encrypted do to current standard, and I can neither see nor derive it. If you leave your email and allow email-notifications, I will send you the links, so you can watch the replays of your games.

KeyboardKrieger2 years ago(+1)

I'm good enough to get a placement in the rankings? There are replays of the game?
Next time I try I will register.

Is there a way to make a downloadable version? Normally I ask the other way around, but this game is something I will definetly play every now and then in the future, so a desktop icon would be far better than going over itch^^

Gerhard Wonner2 years ago

In order to see the rankings, klick "[4] global rankings" on title screen (or press [4]). You are currently listed as "Guest#90". The rankings can be sorted by different criteria. If you register, the games you played as guest will also be labeled with your username. So you do not have to play a new game.

The replays are a beta feature and not released yet. But I already use them to analyze games and they are also useful to detect cheating.

The game is written in JavaScript on the frontend and uses PHP and MySQL for the backend. In the moment it is only playable in the browser.

KeyboardKrieger2 years ago(+1)

JS and PHP?

You mean you wrote it all by yourself without a proper game engine? This is impressive. I'll send this to some of my neighbors which are PHP devs, to prove they are just too lazy to make games 😁

Gerhard Wonner2 years ago

I used the JavaScript roguelike-library rot.js by Ondřej Žára. Apart from this I wrote everything myself.

Gerhard Wonner2 years ago

There ist still this ugly "Guest#90" in the rankings. So please register, so I can see you as "KeyboardKrieger" there.

KeyboardKrieger2 years ago

I wasn't on my PC yet 😂

Us this linked to my itch account or to my browser per cookie?

KeyboardKrieger2 years ago

Nevermind, checked it myself. I'm currently on one of my laptops and here I'm not guest90, so I'll wait with registration until I sit on my desktop pc next time.

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