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GMTK Game Jam 2020

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GMTKJam 2020 - Absurd ChessView game page

Chess, but you don't pick the piece or how it moves!
Submitted by JapethGurr (@JapethGurr) — 3 minutes, 54 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#12003.4523.452
Presentation#33982.4522.452
Overall#36052.3552.355
Fun#43121.9681.968

Ranked from 31 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?
Can't choose piece or how it moves

Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

No

We used pre-existing art

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Comments

nubitoadSubmitted4 years ago

I love this! I'm bad at chess, so when you say, "randomness not only skill," I say, "I am in!"

I want to play this more after the jam once the bugs are fixed!

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Alice
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RazorbackGamesSubmitted4 years ago

Insteresting Idea, It will be nice to make it so that when the pieces eat other peices they go away, I also found a problem which is that when I clicked away The game stoped and it sometimes it did that randomly

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Ezra MasonSubmitted4 years ago

Interesting idea, the game just stopped for me after like 2 turns though

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f1vanSubmitted4 years ago (2 edits)

I dont know how to win in this game, may be i didnt understand game sense (i know, "Chess, but nonsense"). Sometimes i dont see the cells, where i can go. By the way, nice try.I think you should make a version with 2 players

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Balance It
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jamfizzSubmitted4 years ago

Makes me feel smart. I have no idea how to play chess

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Out Of CTRL
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Ryanb25054 years ago

I like the concept but execution could use work. The log on the left becomes confusing after a while as previous turn information overwhelms current turn info. Also if you click an incorrect square the highlight disappears 

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JapethGurrDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks for the feedback!
Yeah It was a late start so had just under half the time, definitely a few bugs to knock down and wanted to do more work on the AI and GUI (which was a very last minute thing!). Glad the concept came through though 😊

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Ryanb25054 years ago(+1)

A two player version would be great also! 

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