What's up y'all.↵
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These past few years I spend an odd week here and there making [roguelike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike)-adjacent games. Most of them are mediocre (maybe outright terrible), although I did have [one title](https://ostr.itch.io/medieval-upbringing) that had relative success.↵
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Recently, I (re)released my most recent creation — [Wizard Chess 2](https://ostr.itch.io/wizard-chess-2). It's a combination of an encounter-based roguelite (think Slay the Spire) and a tactical battle (think Heroes of Might and Magic). Now look, I know the visuals and UX are, ahem, lacking, but the game has a lot of complexity of the kind that you, fellow competitive programmers, might find appealing. So I thought to invite you to give it a try :)↵
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An imaginary conversation with you:↵
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-Eldar, your css skills are shit↵
-I know↵
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-And your UX is terrible, I can't figure out what's going on↵
-Very true. That said, you can watch my shitty tutorial and read the in-game help menus for _some_ info↵
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-What was that about $$$ prizes?↵
-I'm glad you asked! I'm giving away Amazon gift cards for certain achievements: https://itch.io/t/2392425/-prizes. I swear they are achievable.↵
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-Wait, I have to record a video to prove my results? Don't you already have a high score server?↵
-Unfortunately, because this is a browser-based game, it's not hard to cheat it in various ways, so a full video of the run is the only cheater prevention I could think of.↵
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-Hey I just got to the first bossfight and the music turned into some demonic howling, wtf?↵
-Oh I forgot to warn you that I'm a big metalhead, so almost every bossfight has a metal soundtrack. In fact, the idea of playing Septic Flesh's "Pyramid God" during a bossfight compelled me to make this game in the first place.↵
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-Okay you're weird↵
-I know↵
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If you do give the game try and have a question, or something nice or constructive to say, please drop a note here or in the game's [discussion forums](https://ostr.itch.io/wizard-chess-2/community). Love y'all <3
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These past few years I spend an odd week here and there making [roguelike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike)-adjacent games. Most of them are mediocre (maybe outright terrible), although I did have [one title](https://ostr.itch.io/medieval-upbringing) that had relative success.↵
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Recently, I (re)released my most recent creation — [Wizard Chess 2](https://ostr.itch.io/wizard-chess-2). It's a combination of an encounter-based roguelite (think Slay the Spire) and a tactical battle (think Heroes of Might and Magic). Now look, I know the visuals and UX are, ahem, lacking, but the game has a lot of complexity of the kind that you, fellow competitive programmers, might find appealing. So I thought to invite you to give it a try :)↵
↵
↵
An imaginary conversation with you:↵
↵
~~~~~↵
-Eldar, your css skills are shit↵
-I know↵
↵
-And your UX is terrible, I can't figure out what's going on↵
-Very true. That said, you can watch my shitty tutorial and read the in-game help menus for _some_ info↵
↵
-What was that about $$$ prizes?↵
-I'm glad you asked! I'm giving away Amazon gift cards for certain achievements: https://itch.io/t/2392425/-prizes. I swear they are achievable.↵
↵
-Wait, I have to record a video to prove my results? Don't you already have a high score server?↵
-Unfortunately, because this is a browser-based game, it's not hard to cheat it in various ways, so a full video of the run is the only cheater prevention I could think of.↵
↵
-Hey I just got to the first bossfight and the music turned into some demonic howling, wtf?↵
-Oh I forgot to warn you that I'm a big metalhead, so almost every bossfight has a metal soundtrack. In fact, the idea of playing Septic Flesh's "Pyramid God" during a bossfight compelled me to make this game in the first place.↵
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-Okay you're weird↵
-I know↵
~~~~~↵
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If you do give the game try and have a question, or something nice or constructive to say, please drop a note here or in the game's [discussion forums](https://ostr.itch.io/wizard-chess-2/community). Love y'all <3
