Explosive Chess

Chess, but nothing captures. Bombs are the only weapon. 💣♟️ Turn-based strategy for iPhone, built solo. Arm & Detonate.

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Reading our puzzles 🧩

- Pieces move like chess but never capture. Only blasts remove pieces.
- Each turn: move OR arm a bomb.
- Rook/Bishop/Queen blasts stop at the first piece or rubble. Knight/King/Pawn blasts can't be stopped.
- A bomb never hits its own tile.

#ChessPuzzle

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@ArchiusDev @clumsybeargames Bosses that break the rules is a great hook for a Mancala game. Old board game, new tricks is our favorite genre 😄 Good luck at Next Fest!

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@SunshrineStudio Makes sense. One color, one rule keeps it readable at a glance, which is half the battle in a puzzle game. Combos could make a great late-game twist someday though 👀

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@iamsethmedina @clumsybeargames Sandwich captures plus a race to the centre is a great combo, and it feels like a nod to Hnefatafl. Free in the browser is a smart way to get people to just try it. Fellow chess-family dev here 👋

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@clumsybeargames Thanks for hosting! Explosive Chess: chess where nothing captures. Every piece arms bombs instead, and the blast shape depends on which piece armed it. Solo dev, iPhone. 💣♟️

https://t.co/nb5ypdGmXX

#TurnBasedThursday

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✅ Rook c5 → c1.

The Rook was blocking its own blast. Stepping onto the bomb clears the c-file AND saves the Rook, since a bomb never hits its own tile. The blast runs straight up to c8.

📲 https://t.co/nb5ypdGmXX

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🧩 Puzzle #2 · Navy to play and win in 1

Last turn your Rook armed a bomb on c1. It explodes at the end of this turn.

Reply with your move. Answer tomorrow.

#ChessPuzzle #chess

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@rahul__gh0sh Turning every fight into a battle replay is such a fun nod to Battle Chess. Does the fight's outcome ever change who wins the square, or is it just for show?

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@chesstrisGame Chess + Tetris + visual novel is a wild mix, in the best way. Good luck at Next Fest! Now I have to go find the secret 👀

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@yossy_in_tokyo @YouTube Congrats on your first game! A poison Queen is a fun twist. Does the poison follow her lines like her normal moves, or hit an area around the target?

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@vivaladev Congrats on the first Steam playtest! What surprised you most about how players actually played it?

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@goody__boy Tic Tac Chec is such an underrated little game, and the forest backdrop is a lovely touch. Nice to see more people bending chess into new shapes ♟️

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@itsgoodsomethi Chips × mult on a chessboard is a combo I didn't know I needed, and the late-night TV look really sells it. How do you build up the multiplier, from captures?

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Tip Tuesday 💣

A bomb never hits its own tile.

About to get caught in a blast? Step ONTO the bomb. It's the one square on the board that bomb can't touch.

#chess #indiegame

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@nociyue Fighting enemies by drawing them is such a charming hook. Congrats on locking in the release date!

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@_konditorei A parry in turn-based combat is a clever idea. It gives the player something to do on the enemy's turn too. Looks smooth!

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@hazstudio_game Turn-based games are a natural fit for Steam Deck since there's no time pressure, so I'd say yes if your UI already reads well on a small screen. The mid-run class advancement idea looks great too.

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@supersilvey Sounds great, no rush at all! Good luck with your first win 💣♟️

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@Still_Pulsing That makes sense, you want the recruit to feel like a win right away, not a chore. Following along, looks great!

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Chess, but nothing captures. Every piece arms bombs, and the blast shape depends on who armed it. 💣

Solo dev, iOS. What do you think?

#ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev