Not Quite Chess

Made for the 2022 GMTK Jam: "Roll of the Dice"!

Object of the game is to capture all enemy pieces without getting captured yourself. Each turn, click on your die to get a random number of moves. Move that many squares and try to land on top of an enemy piece. Next is the enemies' turn - if they land on you, you lose! When moving your die, be mindful of where you'll end up and whether you will be vulnerable to enemy attack.

I recommend starting with the 8 handcrafted levels, and then moving on to ENDLESS for unlimited fun!

ENDLESS Mode can be unstable - if the page freezes after clicking the button, please refresh the page and try again.

Enemies include: 

Pawn - Looks like a dot, can move one space in any direction.

Rook - Looks like a cross or plus, can move three spaces horizontally or vertically.

Bishop - Looks like an X, can move two spaces diagonally.

Queen - Looks like a gear with a dot, can move to any of the immediate 8 spaces and one space further horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Do be aware that enemies can jump over other enemies and gaps, as long as the final position is valid!

Attributions

Title screen was photographed and edited by me. All other game art is made of characters or primitive geometry arranged by me.

Background music is “Rhapsody in B minor” by Brahms, sourced from Wikimedia Commons

Sound effects are either recorded by me or sourced from these links