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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #5 | 3.752 | 3.752 |
| Controls | #8 | 3.971 | 3.971 |
| Fun | #9 | 3.853 | 3.853 |
| Originality | #10 | 4.147 | 4.147 |
| Audio | #18 | 3.647 | 3.647 |
| Accessibility | #26 | 3.265 | 3.265 |
| Theme | #34 | 3.765 | 3.765 |
| Graphics | #54 | 3.618 | 3.618 |
Ranked from 34 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.2.1
Wildcards Used
None
Game Description
Chess with lvl ups and donuts. Help the king and queen escape the board
How does your game tie into the theme?
The objective is to allow the king and queen to escape.
Source(s)
No
Discord Username(s)
burblegames
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
3
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Comments
If your pawn promotes to a queen, it also moves forward when you collect a donut. Very game, with lots of strategy involved. I liked the concept of capturing as much as possible without losing pieces.
Shhh! Yes, I discovered that yesterday. Well spotted :) I'll fix it after the jam. Glad you liked it :)
I also found that two pieces (same or different teams) can occupy the same space, and that queens cannot move across the whole board, only half of it sometimes.
Yeah at some point what you see on the screen and the array that stores the board get out of sync. It does not happen every game. I'll find it :)
One of the most polished games on the jam. Amazing work in such a sort time. Really funny dialogs and the mechanics are fun to play!
I need more donuts please
Really cool game! the dialogues and sfxs were hilarious. I didn't expect to see chess here and it was a pleasant surprise.
This was very well done all around. A fun and unique twist on chess. Actually a few simple twists that come together to make this interesting. The graphics/art style is quite nice and fitting. The gameplay is satisfying and controls are intuitive. The sound effects are well done and the voices are fun. I have only one minor suggestion which would be to make it more obvious how many steps the king & queen have to take along the path to make it to safety, perhaps showing squares along the path in some way. Excellent work!
Thanks for the feedback. Glad you liked it :) I totally agree with your suggestion.
Cool entry! The voices were hilarious but could've used a bit of pitch modulation to make them a little less samey. But it was great! Thank for sharing!
Interesting take on the theme. Like the chess element although the AI seemed a little lacking in the I department. Went back and tried on higher difficulty and enjoyed the higher challenge but again would have liked to see an improved AI, but completely understand with the little timeframe and challenge of implementing chess rules. Would like to see an update version in the future.
Thanks for submitting
Simple and well done. Nice play on chess. The sound effects were great, I always love creativity like that in these game jams. Well done!
I didn't expect a chess game with this theme, the concept is original ! Great idea :)
I would have preferred that the difficulty was not based on luck but otherwise I really enjoyed playing !