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masque wrote (edited )

I'm not a big gamer, but I thought I'd mention Chogue:
https://jonathanlessard.net/chogue/

It's Chess + Rogue, and open source.

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avbeav wrote

It's Chess + Rogue, and open source.

Nitpick: Yes, it kinda is, but it uses in a non-free game engine (Unity), so can't get it to run here. Sounds like a great idea though. I imagine you control the king and the other pieces on your team behave somewhat like your pets in Nethack? Does it take place on a normal chess board?

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masque wrote (edited )

I deliberately described it as open source and not FOSS for that reason.

You can move any of your pieces, same as in normal chess. The first map is a standard chess board, but after that it transitions to a procedurally-generated rooms-connected-by-hallways-with-fog-of-war sort of thing, but with a chessboard tiling on the ground. All pieces move the way they normally do (and knights can move through walls). The overarching goal is to hunt down the enemy king, who runs away on the first turn of the first board.

I think the authors also made a counterpart called Rogess, which takes place on a regular chessboard and is more similar to normal chess, but with randomized battle mechanics or something, but I haven't played that one.

EDIT: To clarify, I had nothing to do with the development of the game, just thought it would be relevant to mention.

EDIT2: Does the browser version require non-free software? I'm unclear because I don't recall installing some sort of Unity add-on for my browser, but I might have done it a long time ago and forgotten.

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avbeav wrote

I think the authors also made a counterpart called Rogess,

Fantastic!

5. h*g3 (Your pawn scored an excellent hit on the black knight) N*h1 (The black knight swings and hits your rook)

Does the browser version require non-free software? I'm unclear because I don't recall installing some sort of Unity add-on for my browser, but I might have done it a long time ago and forgotten.

Yea, the Unity JavaScript isn't free. Didn't work at first because some extensions blocked stuff but made it work now. Cool idea! Reminds me of this chess variant (playable on normal boards) that adds line of sight.

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