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A jam submission

Shadow King ChessView game page

Every piece may wear a crown.
Submitted by The Bit Bet — 6 days, 21 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
How well did this game implement the theme/requirements?#23.9093.909
How well were you able to follow the game rules?#54.0914.091
How are the game mechanics?#63.2733.273
Would you consider this game replayable?#63.0913.091
How creative is this chess game variant?#93.1823.182

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

What should we expect from playing your game?
A twist on standard games since the king is... a different piece

Did you try anything new?
Yes, a new game mode where you have to choose another piece as your "real" king.

Will you participate in the next one? (Summer 2026)
Probably?

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Comments

Submitted

You have made the hidden queen variant invented by Julien Song with a king, it's interresting, there is more challenge

Developer

Didn't know that variation, I'll check. I may update the game with one different role per play.

Submitted

It will be interresting, you can have a very good concept

Submitted

Fun concept, feels familiar but the shadow mechanic adds a nice mind game layer. The basic AI is noticeable, but still enjoyable to mess around with. Curious to see how it evolves if you expand it further.

Developer

Well the main idea I have is to give the opportunity to make the king the "real king" so you could make a double trick on your adversary... need to think about it.

Submitted(+1)

Very nice twist on chess! I would like to promote more thinking time for the AI, since it accidentally fed me its shadow king and I won lol. But very cool game!

Developer

Well, the AI is currently very, very basic. I couldn't insert a proper "keep your real king safe" rule so it's just the bare minimum. I could work on it on phase 2, depends on time.

Submitted(+1)

Look like a nice twist

Developer

thanks, I was aiming for something not too different from standard chess but with something fun in it