Ridiculous Chess

by toadpud
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.55
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.73
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★1.94
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.91
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.21
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.47
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.62
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.15
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★57%
I made my entry in about 12 hours of work using LibGDX and Gimp. It's Chess, but with 10 second turns. Must be played with another person, because there isn't any AI. Intended to be played on an Android.

Comments24

archaeometrician
archaeometrician26 Aug 2013, 06:00
The white king is victorious while showing a black king made me laugh a lot lol I feel like I lost... at least I was playing against myself so I kinda win anyway :)
Sebastian
Sebastian26 Aug 2013, 07:45
Nicely done, I just wish I had someone to play against!
ThirteenWB26 Aug 2013, 14:13
It's really a shame there's no AI, that ending made it all worth it though :p
gre
gre26 Aug 2013, 17:12
Funny graphics and nice take on the theme
Toadpud
Toadpudauthor26 Aug 2013, 22:57
Thanks for the feedback, everyone! I'm uploading the first update. I inverted the colors on the victory screen (no idea what I was thinking). Also, it's now impossible to castle out of check. Luckily my chess-playing friend pointed this out to me when I showed him the game.
Tlyn27 Aug 2013, 02:22
Funtimes! I love playing chess against myself.
vandriver27 Aug 2013, 15:16
This is actually pretty playable with two on my nexus 7. Not original by any means, but I could totally see busting this out waiting somewhere with friends. Thanks!
PTSnoop
PTSnoop27 Aug 2013, 22:04
Playing chess against yourself is surprisingly tricky... From the name, though, I was expecting the chess to be a bit more ridiculous. Ah well! :)
Sheep27 Aug 2013, 22:05
It's not very innovative, but I guess it could turn out in a lot of fun when playing seriously.
Vile Smile
Vile Smile27 Aug 2013, 22:07
Not bad. I feel as thought the theme could have been implemented in more creative ways.
theholychicken27 Aug 2013, 22:08
Heheh that was pretty nice! The shabby looking pieces are rather cute :]
Almax2727 Aug 2013, 22:11
Remind me of the Real time chess game , disturbing to play on a desktop and to see all these chess pieces reversed :)
junkmail27 Aug 2013, 22:58
OH MY GOD YOUR GAME IS SO BAD -1/10 UNINSTALL WINDOWS

In all seriousness, pretty good job. See if you can take more than 12 hours next time, and get a larger game done.
Toadpud
Toadpudauthor28 Aug 2013, 00:28
@vandriver Awesome! I'm really glad someone tried it out on an Android. Honestly, that's how it was meant to be played.

@junkmail I read your post before seeing who you were... Good one. :P Next time I'll definitely do something original.
Epiphane28 Aug 2013, 04:05
It's a solid chess game, it's really responsive and has a good UI, but it's not really as "Ridiculous" as the name implies :P Maybe you could mix it up with some sort of gimmick or clever mechanic?
anmorales
anmorales29 Aug 2013, 00:28
This game looks cool, 12 hours to make this, wish you had more time to make it larger, add more rules to chess ;)
bushmango30 Aug 2013, 20:29
Yeay, I won against myself!
imef30 Aug 2013, 20:29
That's how I try to play chess sometimes. ^^
You have no time to think so you must think fast.

It could be cool if you managed to make a chess AI (I know, it's not easy, MinMax might work as an algorithm).
Toadpud
Toadpudauthor30 Aug 2013, 23:32
I tried drawing a better horse like three times... just couldn't do it. :P
nikkesen1 Sep 2013, 15:45
Adorable. Nice to see something other than a platformer. I like the timer for each turn.
onzephyr1 Sep 2013, 16:31
good game especially for 12 hrs nicely done.
foumart3 Sep 2013, 22:53
The idea about Chess in 10 seconds per move is great. A super lame AI will be enough that way...
Gaspard_
Gaspard_6 Sep 2013, 15:13
I love how you can just leave your king in check or even go like "Suicide time!"...

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