Show HN: Chess-Inspired Roguelike

The AI can cheat, because it can move a blocking piece out of the way to then attack you in the same turn. Or maybe it's just something to keep in mind, but it caught me off guard.

There must be something in the water! I’ve been working on a (very different) chess-like roguelike, and just released the demo. Check it out if you’re a fan of weird chess puzzles, bad chess puns, and Hnefatafl!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3856240/Pieces_of_the_Kin...

Can't go over 19, seems to be a lot of RNG, sometimes pieces spawn around protecting each-other and you stuck between them, so not much you can do.

Charming!

Reminds me of Alice:

https://folklore.org/Alice.html

(which I played manically until I managed _1_ perfect game of --- still have the box/disk....)

Looks like enemy movements are deterministic, wonder how feasible it is to script this. Was able to increase my score by 4 points trying alternate lines near the end

This is cool!

One suggestion: some way to tell what the enemy pieces are? Maybe a legend to the right of the board? I ended up discovering by trial and error.

Someone on the leaderboard got to 118? Would be fun to watch that replay.

Very nice. Enjoyed playing this. I know Chess, what is Roguelike here ?