Ridiculous Chess by Toadpud

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made by Toadpud for LD27 (COMPO)
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.

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall 2.55 1003
Audio 1.47 930
Fun 2.73 717
Graphics 2.21 947
Humor 2.62 363
Innovation 1.94 1134
Mood 2.15 953
Theme 2.91 786

Feedback

archaeometrician
26. Aug 2013 路 05:55 UTC
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
26. Aug 2013 路 07:40 UTC
Nicely done, I just wish I had someone to play against!
ThirteenWB
26. Aug 2013 路 14:08 UTC
It's really a shame there's no AI, that ending made it all worth it though :p
gre
26. Aug 2013 路 17:07 UTC
Funny graphics and nice take on the theme
馃帳 Toadpud
26. Aug 2013 路 22:52 UTC
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.
Tlyn
27. Aug 2013 路 02:17 UTC
Funtimes! I love playing chess against myself.
vandriver
27. Aug 2013 路 15:11 UTC
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
27. Aug 2013 路 21:59 UTC
Playing chess against yourself is surprisingly tricky... From the name, though, I was expecting the chess to be a bit more ridiculous. Ah well! :)
Sheep
27. Aug 2013 路 22:00 UTC
It's not very innovative, but I guess it could turn out in a lot of fun when playing seriously.
Vile Smile
27. Aug 2013 路 22:02 UTC
Not bad. I feel as thought the theme could have been implemented in more creative ways.
theholychicken
27. Aug 2013 路 22:03 UTC
Heheh that was pretty nice! The shabby looking pieces are rather cute :]
Almax27
27. Aug 2013 路 22:06 UTC
Remind me of the Real time chess game , disturbing to play on a desktop and to see all these chess pieces reversed :)
junkmail
27. Aug 2013 路 22:53 UTC
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.
馃帳 Toadpud
28. Aug 2013 路 00:23 UTC
@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.
Epiphane
28. Aug 2013 路 04:00 UTC
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
29. Aug 2013 路 00:23 UTC
This game looks cool, 12 hours to make this, wish you had more time to make it larger, add more rules to chess ;)
bushmango
30. Aug 2013 路 20:24 UTC
Yeay, I won against myself!
imef
30. Aug 2013 路 20:24 UTC
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).
ellipticaldoor
30. Aug 2013 路 23:07 UTC
The best is the horse :D
馃帳 Toadpud
30. Aug 2013 路 23:27 UTC
I tried drawing a better horse like three times... just couldn't do it. :P
nikkesen
01. Sep 2013 路 15:40 UTC
Adorable. Nice to see something other than a platformer. I like the timer for each turn.
onzephyr
01. Sep 2013 路 16:26 UTC
good game especially for 12 hrs nicely done.
foumart
03. Sep 2013 路 22:48 UTC
The idea about Chess in 10 seconds per move is great. A super lame AI will be enough that way...
Gaspard_
06. Sep 2013 路 15:08 UTC
I love how you can just leave your king in check or even go like "Suicide time!"...