9 Turns to Launch

Oh wow this is a super fun puzzle game, and definitely done in a way I havent seen before. Super fun and challenging (got to 5th puzzle before I ran out of ideas). I would say one thing to improve is the visibility of your/their pieces and where they are placed, but otherwise fantastic!

I found this game quite enjoyable! The concept is pretty cool, and altho the puzzles weren't too hard for me (tho I do play a lot of chess...) I still had a lot of fun playing! I think it would help to maybe have the countdown be partially transparent if possible however, as it does partially obscure the board

Hey, I like the graphic style a lot. Such retro toy story-ish. Definitely potential here :)

It would be nice to see some non-standard chess movement patterns

Super fun puzzle game! I'd have liked to have some of the pieces be a bit more obvious. It's hard to tell the difference sometimes. Also, maybe if the enemy slide to the points instead of jumping or there was some audio feedback it would be great!

Really fun game! :) I want more levels to beat! My only criticism is graphics - sometimes it was hard to distinguish between 'pawn' and 'horse' figures as they are both tiny soldiers, just one holding bazooka. Maybe some more expressive pose would make him more recognisable on the chess-battlefield?

As a chess player I really liked this, but would honestly like more this to be a chess-looking game, it's harder like this to figure out what's going on or alternatively have the pieces to other non-standard chess moves. But overall nice game. Good job!

quite an interesting idea. I really enjoyed the graphic style

A really nice game! The AI isn't great, though, but one cannot be expected to implement a good chess AI in a game jam :) Some levels can be beaten in just a turn or two by tanks attacking diagonally. Anyways, enjoyed the game, good job!

@manny-mallea @goat Well visibility issue caused because I use tv as monitor, colors are a bit off on it which I totally forgot
@zeekza yeah you're right, I avoid putting pieces to A1-3 to make a quick fix and I made the levels on the last hour, just gave random coordinates played it if I can finish it within few tries I added and move to next level
@janku at first they were kinda like the same size as the rocket but then I thought scaling them down give it more realistic look
@mar3k @gustavo my initial idea was taking chess as the template merging it with rock-scissor-paper like units where infantry wins over bazooka loses to tank, bazooka wins over tank loses to infantry etc. this would've added more strategic depth but I couldn't implemented it on time maybe I'll add it in post-jam version
@lisyarus absolutely chess AI was my biggest fear, first day I made it play randomly but then thought like well it doesn't need to attack if it can't eat your piece that's the main philosophy of my Sun Tzu AI hahaha

Thanks everyone for kind words!

Love chess style games, so this is a perfect game for me. Cool take on the theme too. Had a lot of fun with this one, good job :)

Great game! I really liked the take on chess and the theme, the only complaint I have is that the foot soldiers are a bit hard to read, would be nice if they were larger and more readable. Otherwise great work!

Very interesting game concept, though the puzzles felt incredibly easy. I also didn't notice any audio, though since you opted out I'll assume you just didn't add any. The art is really good, but it's weird how pieces will phase through each other. Maybe add a delay to ensure my move is done before the AI takes theirs?

This was a very cool puzzle game, but I wish that there was a way to change the camera angle/hide the UI while playing. For example, during this puzzle, there was a tank hidden behind the turn counter, that I couldn't see until it killed my unit

I also had a harder time grokking each puzzle than I should have, because the bazooka and infantry units both looked so similar from a distance - I was never sure which one I or my enemies had :(

That said, I really loved the design of these puzzles, and had fun playing! Despite my difficulties with the camera, this was a really clever and fun game! Good job!

oh it took me a while to get this, the characters were way too small for my old eyes.

got stuck in this part feeling very stupid

@velvetlobster oh, it's my stupidity then :) normally I would care a lot in accessibility options but forgive me on this jam entry, I'll add character size adjustment right away

I enjoyed playing. Took me some time to get used how they move but I eventually got it.

The pieces were hard to see, so I sometimes missed that I had some or couldn't tell them apart. Aside from that, it was a very cool idea! Good job and fun puzzles!

good puzzle. but soldiers are too small

I like the concept of a puzzle game using chess mechanics. Really made me think about my moves ahead of time. I had a good time with this one!

Good job with this chess-like puzzle game. You did a good job programming the opponent.

Cool concept ! I find the game pretty hard but I'm not good at chess games, and it took me times to understand the moves. I really had to think about where I could put my pawns. I think the soldiers could be bigger. Well done!