WTF?!
But really, that was awesome. I had minimal expectation going into this, and it just kept on gettin' better.
The ending was also rather neat. I was getting worried, I didn't remember the rules to chess, then I realized you could freely move the pieces, then I realized a true snail of honor wouldn't do such a thing.
This isn't just a good first game jam submission; this is a good game jam submission, period.